give rein to

Example Sentences

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It was on the 1974 Lions tour to South Africa that Ripley was able to give rein to his talents.

From The Guardian • Jun. 18, 2010

Once in sole command after 1966, he started to give rein to his instinct as an impresario, with variable but sometimes fabulous results.

From The Guardian • Mar. 22, 2010

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 "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

And following the increased assurances of her safety in Harboro’s house and heart, she began to give rein to some of the coquetries of her nature.

From Children of the Desert by Dodge, Louis

But having put himself right in his own eyes and in ours, he began to give rein to his fundamental good nature.

From On the Stairs by Fuller, Henry Blake