How to use rein in a sentence

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• The government has no other option than to rein in public spending.From the entry rein in
• He was given free rein to do whatever he wanted.From the entry free
• Trump suggested that he has given the tech billionaire free rein and appeared blase about the details.2025 February 7, David Smith, “Trump hints Musk ‘Doge’ team has free rein with Pentagon next in line for cuts”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry free rein
• The rein raid is the traditional way of long-distance travel in the winter with reindeers and sledges.2017, Gaute Svensson, Arvid Viken, “Respect in the Girdnu: The Sami Verdde Institution and Tourism in Northern Norway”, in Arvid Viken…. From the entry bidos
• The Internet undermines the quality of human interaction, allowing destructive emotional impulses freer rein under specific circumstances.2006, John Brockman [ed.], Daniel Goleman [contrib.], “Cyberdisinhibition”, in What Is Your Dangerous Idea?: Today’s Leading Thinkers on…. From the entry cyberdisinhibition
• Only then might she be given a free enough rein to sniff out Sixsmith’s fellow dissidents.2004, David Mitchell, “Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery”, in Cloud Atlas, →ISBN, page 130. From the entry sniff out
• A younger man, who had reined up next to the one Miles called "lord," snorted.1995, Gene Wolfe, Storeys from the Old Hotel, →ISBN, page 113. From the entry high-hearted
• A mile further along he passes us, the horse, archnecked, reined back to a swift singlefoot.1930, William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying, Library of America, published 1985, page 69. From the entry singlefoot
• There’s “tremendous upside,” he says, for an unaffiliated studio, as Disney and others rein in content production in-house.2019 March 12, Elaine Low, “Inside Mike Hopkins’ Fiercely Independent Strategy for Sony Pictures Television”, in Variety. From the entry arms dealer
• But that Friday morning there was an air of intensity about them that made her rein in Melissa and dismount.2015, Iris Collier, Day Of Wrath, Piatkus, →ISBN. From the entry alekeeper
• We’ll have to prod our snoozing pewmates when to sit and stand; they’ll have to rein in their zealots.2007 July 29, Lawrence Downes, “The Pope Reopens a Portal to Eternity, via the 1950s”, in New York Times. From the entry pewmate
• It's time to rein it in a bit.2004, Dave Black, The Darkness "Talking". From the entry wahey
• The notion of schools gave free rein to lubricious fantasizings.2002, Supriya Chaudhuri, Sajni Mukherji, Literature and Gender: Essays for Jasodhara Bagchi, page 169. From the entry fantasizing
• These have been denoted the garde rein or culet.2000, Harold Leslie Peterson, Arms and Armor in Colonial America, 1526-1783, Courier Corporation, →ISBN, page 120. From the entry brayette
• The pony was hitched to the tub after breakfast and a rein looped over a hook outside the saddleroom door.1982, Moore, Aubrey, A son of the rectory : from Leicestershire to the Somme, A. Sutton, →ISBN, page 51. From the entry saddleroom
• Douglas gives his sparkling humour full rein.1924, Bookman's Journal with which is Incorporated the Print Collector, page 25. From the entry innkeepress
• He reined Wrangle to a walk, halted now and then to listen, and then proceeded cautiously with shifting and alert gaze.1912 January, Zane Grey, chapter 4, in Riders of the Purple Sage […], New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC. From the entry listen
• Suit of Armour, Pikeman, of the 17th century, consisting of casque, gorget, breast-piece, back-piece, and garde de rein.1908, Royal United Service Institution (Great Britain). Museum, Official Catalogue of the Royal United Service Museum, Whitehall, S.W.…. From the entry garde de rein
• I will say a "gee string" is a long rein used on government wagon trains for the most part.1904 September 9, H. W. McManus, “In the West”, in The Black Hills Union and Western Stock Review, Rapid City, S.Dak., page 1. From the entry gee string
• There is, in fact, growing recognition in the Department that giving free rein to the open access operators will extract revenue from Great British Railways.2025 March 5, Christian Wolmar, “GBR: just how clear are the government's objectives?”, in RAIL, number 1030, page 41. From the entry extract
• The touristic rein raid is currently quite short including a traditional Sami meal like a bidos, a stew made out of reindeer meat.2017, Gaute Svensson, Arvid Viken, “Respect in the Girdnu: The Sami Verdde Institution and Tourism in Northern Norway”, in Arvid Viken…. From the entry bidos
• Her deep black hair, pulled back from her forehead and gathered in a knot behind her head, gave full rein to her rounded, madonnalike face.1980, David Madsen, chapter 1, in Black Plume: The Suppressed Memoirs of Edgar Allan Poe, New York, N.Y.: Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 16. From the entry madonnalike
• Teams draw two or three wagons, and are managed by one driver who rides on a wheelhorse and guides with one rein, whip and voice.1914 April, W[illard] W[ebster] Eggleston, “A Trip to Stanislaus Forest, California. (Abstract.)”, in Bulletin, number 9, Burlington, Vt.…. From the entry wheelhorse
• Cunning and ingenuity, combined with the required alertness, a perfect rein, coupled with years of actual work, produce that rarest of range mounts—the cutting horse.1911, Andy Adams, chapter 21, in Wells Brothers. From the entry cutting horse
• Such hedging is necessitated by the lack of in-depth knowledge of the contents, which also gives free rein to the scripting of unsubstantiated factoids concerning the book.2018, James Lambert, “Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson”, in International Journal of Lexicography…. From the entry factoid
• The horse ran bravely, but when he was reined in after five furlongs, the trainer's stopwatch showed his time at 1:03, a full three seconds off his best breezings.2016, John R. O'Donnell, James Rutherford, Trumped!: The Inside Story of the Real Donald Trump. From the entry breezing
• Then she would walk for hours, and though she had often to do so, Palmer would uncomplainingly draw rein, and slacken the horses' speed to her pace.1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia…. From the entry uncomplainingly
• This switch led to Philip Hammond becoming the Transport Secretary and he quickly proved to be a tricky customer, asking questions about rail spending and reining it back whenever possible.2020 January 2, Philip Haigh, “Ten eventful years and plenty of talking points”, in Rail, page 54. From the entry customer

Meaning of rein

1. noun A strap or rope attached to a bridle or bit, used to control a horse, other animal or young child.
2. noun An instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or governing.
3. verb To direct or stop a horse by using reins.

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Questions about rein in a sentence

How do you use rein in a sentence?

Rein is used as a noun and verb. For example: “The government is attempting to keep a rein on rising prices.”

What is a short sentence with rein?

“Douglas gives his sparkling humour full rein.”

What does rein mean?

Rein means a strap or rope attached to a bridle or bit, used to control a horse, other animal or young child.