rein

Example Sentences

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The U.S. has tried to rein in the trade, indicting some individuals and expanding the sanctions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

At the same time, live events seem to have stayed steady despite a prolonged period of reduced consumer sentiment, during which media companies typically get hammered as customers seek to rein in spending.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

“One of the things I knew going into the project is that we weren’t going to have free rein access to them at every minute, every second of their time in Los Angeles,” he said.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

It’s going to take more time, Naaman said, to expose all of the risks and know how to rein them in.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026

“Didn’t you say that the whole affair had been bungled, and that you should have been given a free rein from the first?”

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling