tight rein

Example Sentences

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Jhye Richardson supported Payne with three wickets for 32 as the Scorchers kept a tight rein on the Sixers' scoring.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

“Look to be a buyer of the barrel on the big headlines, but keep a tight rein on length,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

Given the economic uncertainty, small businesses will have to keep a tight rein on costs and run their operations as efficiently as possible, said Ray Keating, chief economist for the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 10, 2023

Instead they are prioritizing paying down debt incurred during the pandemic and returning value to shareholders, who have been clear in demanding companies keep a tight rein on spending.

From Reuters • Mar. 3, 2022

Her mama kept a tight rein on her and I wasn’t too sure that her mother liked me, but I came up most weekends or days that I had off.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson