reins

Example Sentences

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The first call went out to O'Neill to help steady the ship and steady it he did, handing the reins to new manager Wilfried Nancy in early December.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Min Aung Hlaing is expected to manage a carefully orchestrated transition to becoming president, after he handed over the reins of the military to loyalist Ye Win Oo on Monday.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Asking for help and paying for advice are not the same as handing over the reins to somebody else.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

It is a dilemma facing many central banks: Surging oil prices threaten economic growth and corporate earnings, backing the case for looser policy, while also posing inflationary risk, which argues for keeping the reins tight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

If the point of all this is to get Mr. Rowley to loosen the reins, maybe it isn’t as stupid as I thought.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman