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

Some have detected in this latest gesture at the Elysée a new, single-handed touch to the tiller of state.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2023

The action of the tiller is like the action of the potter’s wheel.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2022

As I hold my breath for what seems like forever, twisting with the force of the water, I hold tight to the tiller.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman