Sentence examples for could rein from inspiring English sources

None of the great male gods could rein him in.

The voters put Democrats in charge so they could rein in the Bush administration's excesses.

If he could rein in his ambition, he might yet become a great leader of the Senate.

Establishment hopes that Mattis could rein in Trump appeared to be bearing fruit even before his appointment.

And they are insisting on a fixed-price contract in the development phase, which could rein in expenses.

Having wired up these Frankensteins and released them into the world, the US expected it could rein them in like pet mastiffs whenever it wanted to.

The description may be somewhat tongue in cheek, but Pardew insisted the discussion as to how best he could rein-in the use of Twitter among his players was one with a kindred spirit.

I was quite certain that the noodles could also rein in the mushy polenta.

He was the DVD pirate the authorities could not rein in.

Even his grandmother's efforts could not rein him in, and she wassomeone to be reckoned with.

He also found he could give rein to his penchant for causing mischief and for teasing authority.