tiller

Example Sentences

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In particular, the rear-axle steering—standard equipment on the Turbo S—puts a huge tiller in the water, giving the Turbo S an easy, trust-building precision as the cornering loads build.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

It would have worked if supply and demand were holding the tiller.

From Salon • May 28, 2024

For quite a few people, Mr Sunak appeared to be a reassuringly steady hand at the tiller as chancellor.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2022

With Williams at the tiller, Canlis earned one of the few four-star reviews ever awarded by The Seattle Times.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2022

Whoever finished first went out to relieve the man at the tiller so that he could eat his hoosh before it cooled.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong