give rein to
Example Sentences
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The scrubby vineyards and the crumbling stones become things of no account, for if I wish I can give rein to my imagination, and pick foxgloves and pale campions from a wet, streaking hedge.
From Literature
After they parted company — she accused him of physical abuse and financial mismanagement, both of which he denied — she was able to give rein to her better angels.
From Los Angeles Times
The show, which opened Friday as part of her Lady Gaga’s residency at the Park Theater in the rebooted Park MGM hotel and resort, is also only half the story of Gaga’s arrival in Sin City: She’s scheduled to give rein to her more sensitive side with Lady Gaga Jazz & Piano, which premieres Jan. 20 and which she’ll alternate with Enigma over the course of what’s been announced as a two-year engagement.
From Los Angeles Times
“Enigma,” of course, is only half the story of Gaga’s arrival in Sin City: She’s scheduled to give rein to her more sensitive side with “Lady Gaga Jazz & Piano,” which premieres Jan. 20 and which she’ll alternate with “Enigma” over the course of what’s been announced as a two-year engagement.
From Los Angeles Times
Give rein to your creative impulses.
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.