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• Getting a shaft through the T-slit of the barbut helm was . . .2006, S. M. Stirling, The Protector's War, Penguin, →ISBN, page 106. From the entry barbut
• A helm of extraordinary craftsmanship, wroght with amber and gold, rested on his head.2003, Christopher Paolini, “Prologue: Shade of Fear”, in Eragon, page 2. From the entry craftsmanship
• Whatever the crisis may be, Captain Kirk is always at the helm making the decisions.2003, Dan A. Kimball, The Emerging Church: Vintage Christianity for New Generations. From the entry Captain Kirk
• There was a flash like flame and the helm burst asunder.1954, JRR Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring. From the entry orc
• Barrel helms, and iron caps fitted with nose-guards of the ancient fashion, are also found.1910, George Clinch, English Costume from Prehistoric Times to the End of the Eighteenth Century, page 34. From the entry barrel helm
• At the helm of Company Eleven was Chief Quartermaster Pritchard.2013, David Banagis, Twenty-Three Days at Sea: A Sailor's Story, Bloomington, IN: Abbott Press, →ISBN, page 9. From the entry cc
• Here we have a rare exception, since reference to the charnel indicates that Joan de Camós is wearing a helm.2010, Noel Fallows, Jousting in Medieval and Renaissance Iberia, Boydell Press, →ISBN. From the entry charnel
• He removed and donned, with a servant's assistance, his golden breastplate and backplate, cannon, fan-plate, garde-faude, and great helm.2009 05, A. Jarrell Hayes, The Laroarian Conflict, A. Jarrell Hayes, →ISBN, page 109. From the entry garde-faude
• Whichever helm Richard chose to wear, it might have had a keyhole at the top to allowed insignia to be inserted.2008, Josephine Wilkinson, Richard III: The Young King to be, Amberley Publishing Limited, →ISBN. From the entry standard
• Outside the chapel in the weeping mirk a squire held his shield, another his helm, a groom walked his horse.1900, Maurice Hewlett, The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay, published 2008, page 18. From the entry mirk
• After ten years at the helm of most buses and trains in Northern Ireland, what are Chris Conway's plans from June onwards?2026 March 18, Chris Conway talks to Andy Comfort, “The RAIL Interview”, in RAIL, number 1057, page 35. From the entry at the helm
• At the helm of the New Axis of Evil, China has indicated they will invade independent countries and destroy democratic leadership to achieve that end.2022 September 9, Marsha Blackburn, “We must stand with Taiwan”, in Tullahoma News, Tullahoma, Tennessee, archived from the original on 11…. From the entry axis of evil
• He transferred his attention to Isabelle, resting his hand on her arm as he glared at the ring of barrel helms and drab grey surcoats.2018, Graham Shelby, The Wolf at the Door, Canelo, →ISBN. From the entry barrel helm
• Not the students and not the teachers and certainly not the hoolies, 'hoolie' being short for ‘hooligan’, Richie Robinson at the helm.2010, P[eter] R. Prendergast, chapter 3, in Dancing in the Dark, Dublin: The O’Brien Press, →ISBN, page 27. From the entry hoolie
• On a wreath of the colors argent and tenné four lightning flashes barbed radiate pilewise of the first, a Roman helm or garnished gules.2005, Rebecca R. Raines, Signal Corps, Department of the Army, page 117. From the entry radiate
• The Cold War had ended before Bill Clinton took the helm, and his presidency had experienced nothing that could be called a major international crisis.2001, Barbara Olson, “The Final Frenzy: Finishing Touches on the Legend”, in The Final Days: The Last, Desperate Abuses of Power by the…. From the entry take the helm
• 'If some cowson Jerry battlewaggon's coming at me, I'd sooner someone who knew his job were at the helm, and I tell you that straight.'1986, Alan Ross, Blindfold Games, page 211. From the entry Jack Strop
• A long line of red and white flags extends from the top of the mainyard to the helm and streamers flutter from the mastheads.1914, E.H. Aitken, Concerning Animals and Other Matters. From the entry mainyard
• Mitt Romney, announcing his retirement, at the age of seventy-six, wasn't wrong to declare that it is time for a new generation of leaders to take the helm.2023 September 24, David Remnick, “The Washington Gerontocracy”, in The New Yorker, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC…. From the entry incumbent
• For example, in the game Old School RuneScape, you start out with a bronze sword, dagger, helm, shield, and platelegs or plateskirt, which forms the weakest melee equipment.2022, Maithili Dhule, “Unlocking New Content”, in Exploring Game Mechanics: Principles and Techniques to Make Fun, Engaging Games, New…. From the entry plateskirt
• Sailing under Spanish colours with his cousin William McKay at the helm, Matheson left the safe haven of Canton and headed north to Chinchew (Quanzhou), in Fujian.2016, Liam Byrne, “William Jardine”, in Dragons: Ten Entrepreneurs Who Built Britain, Head of Zeus, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 227. From the entry Chinchew
• Well, it’s taken longer than even I expected, but after five issues at the helm of the good ship Fast Ford there's finally a Saph on the cover!2015 April, Jamie King, “Welcome to the April Issue!”, in Fast Ford, number 355, Cudham: Kelsey Media, →ISSN, page 5. From the entry Saph
• The Lord-Protector at the vanguard tipped back his helm and nodded gallantly, and ladies threw scarves and favors until his horse was festooned like a maypole.2002, Jim Bishop, “Goblin King”, in Jess Lebow, editor, The Secrets of Magic, Wizards of the Coast, →ISBN, page 104. From the entry warmaster
• Towards the end of the century the size of the helm port on large ships was much reduced by bringing the head of the rudder inside the ship.1989, Michael W. Marshall, Ocean traders, page 89. From the entry helm port
• Here would be Sir Gawaine sitting on his antagonist's chest, and finishing him off, through the ventails of his helm, with the long sharp poniard called the Mercy of God.2011, T. H. White, The Once and Future King, Penguin, →ISBN. From the entry ventail
• Clearly defined are the quatrefoil piercings in the lower front that were used for attaching the helm, by means of a chain and bar, to the mamelières of the breastplate.1920, Guy F. Laking, A Record of European Armour and Arms Through Seven Centuries. From the entry mamelière

Meaning of helm

1. noun The tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to steer the rudder of a marine vessel; also, the entire steering apparatus of a vessel.
2. noun The use of a helm (sense 1); also, the amount of space through which a helm is turned.
3. noun The member of a vessel's crew in charge of steering the vessel; a helmsman or helmswoman.

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Questions about helm in a sentence

How do you use helm in a sentence?

Helm is used as a noun and verb. For example: “When Mattel initially approached Smith about helming this show, he was surprised.”

What is a short sentence with helm?

“the helm of the Commonwealth”

What does helm mean?

Helm means the tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to steer the rudder of a marine vessel; also, the entire steering apparatus of a vessel.