Sentence examples similar to steer ship from inspiring English sources

The Sandy Hook pilots, also called sea pilots, steer ships coming and going between the start of the Ambrose Channel, twelve miles at sea, and the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.

He is a kind of river pilot who knows how to steer ships past dangerous currents and hazardous shallows, keeping them in a deep and safe channel.

Bearded men steered ships through stormy waters.

Giving directions to the vessel's crew and later to tugboat pilots, they steer the ship into San Francisco Bay, where most ships dock at the Port of Oakland.

I don't steer the ship myself; I give orders to the ship's helmsman.

Oldenburg was temporarily without anyone to steer the ship; she was in danger of ramming either the ship to her rear or to her front.

No, moderates don't want to steer the ship.

Who needs lobbying when you get to steer the ship?

Yet none of America's leaders are trying to steer the ship back northward.

But in democratic politics, citizens both steer the ship (with some delegation) and do the rowing.

The captain looks smart; he exudes authority – but he can't steer the ship.