keel

Example Sentences

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Now it is back on a more even keel.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

All the news—every bit of it—suggests Canada finding its way back to an even keel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

It’s the humidity, which has spiked to over 80%, that has them feeling ready to keel over between sets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

You’re very even keel on the surface, so the fact that you say that is also kind of surprising.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025

When we’d resumed an even keel, we squinted into the maelstrom and screamed our friends’ names.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs