How to Use take the helm in a Sentence

take the helm

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  • The captain can still take the helm for longer or more complex trips.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Jones, a Woodstock Democrat, will take the helm of the council for a third time in four years.
    — Taylor Deville, baltimoresun.com, 3 Jan. 2022
  • The recall offered Republicans their best chance in more than a decade to take the helm of the largest state in the union.
    — Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2021
  • O’Neill was the third person to take the helm of the fashion-and-lifestyle-focused magazine, which launched in 2008.
    — Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2023
  • When Lund is resting, co-driver Emmet Todd, will take the helm.
    — Steven Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2023
  • Then Boston beckoned, with the chance to take the helm of one of the oldest and most prestigious orchestras in the United States.
    — Tim Page, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Renne will take the helm of Moschino following the departure of Jeremy Scott in March.
    — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Smith will take the helm of the Lakewood Police Department effective March 1.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Those events have toppled Paris from its throne as Europe’s biggest stock market, paving the way for London to take the helm on Monday for the first time in nearly two years.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Europe, 17 June 2024
  • On Wednesday Castillo will take the helm of a nation reeling from economic and public health crises.
    — Neil Giardino, ABC News, 27 July 2021
  • The best bet, and the preferred approach of the Biden administration, is for the Palestinian Authority to take the helm.
    — Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The Biden administration pushed Canada to take the helm, and Ottawa deployed a delegation to Haiti last year to assess needs.
    — Widlore Mérancourt, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Along with Manchin, at least 36 Democratic lawmakers, including four senators, have called on Biden to exit the race and allow a new nominee to take the helm of the ticket.
    — Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 21 July 2024
  • Constance Macy, who has served as the interim artistic director of the theater since January, has been selected to take the helm.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 2 June 2022
  • Perhaps unsurprisingly, Cook declined to comment on who may take the helm of the company which made history as the first Wall Street valued at $3 trillion.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Allen, who will take the helm of the department Jan. 3, comes to New Mexico after essentially being pushed out of his job in Oregon, according to published reports.
    — oregonlive, 1 Jan. 2023
  • Now, Grumbles has directed the Maryland Environmental Service to take the helm.
    — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2022
  • Pheu Thai is set to take the helm of a precarious coalition government of former enemies, betraying much of its own base as well as earning the ire of a large and growing progressive movement.
    — Time, 22 Aug. 2023
  • JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley have also reshuffled their top ranks to prepare a new guard of executives who could eventually take the helm.
    — New York Times, 11 Oct. 2021
  • Whoever wins the election will take the helm of an economy that immigrant workers are supporting tremendously — and likely will keep powering for years to come.
    — Meryl Kornfield, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
  • As the archivist, Shogan would take the helm of an agency that goes to great lengths to preserve the nation's records, including treasured documents like the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.
    — Farnoush Amiri, ajc, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Benjamin Hanna, who has been serving as associate artistic director, will take the helm in July after Allen's June retirement.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 5 May 2023
  • In an indication of the importance the company is putting on the transition to electric vehicles, its board tapped Mr. Vigna, a former top semiconductor industry executive, to take the helm nine months ago.
    — Eric Sylvers, WSJ, 16 June 2022
  • Haviv Ilan will take the helm April 1, succeeding Rich Templeton, who is stepping down after an 18-year tenure running the semiconductor company credited with inventing the microchip.
    — Dallas News, 19 Jan. 2023

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