Sentence examples for reins from inspiring English sources

"reins" is correct and a usable word in written English
You can use it when referring to controlling power or to the straps used to guide a horse. For example, "The CEO held the reins of the company in her hands."

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reins

verb

Third person singular of rein

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The French champions are seeking a successor to Carlo Ancelotti, who is to take up the reins at Real Madrid along with his coaching staff, having steered the French club to their first league title in 19 years and the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

Holly's extensive background has prepared her to take the reins at an exciting time for Sue Ryder.

That's when he plays his best; when he reins it in, his venom is diluted.

Spacey said: "I couldn't be happier that my friend Matthew Warchus has agreed to take the reins at the Old Vic next year.

There's a secret relief where you just feel like: "OK, time for somebody else to be taking the reins of my life for me".

The appearance of Salmond marked a deliberate move by the SNP to raise gradually the campaigning profile of the first minister who had increasingly allowed Sturgeon to take the reins of the campaign.

"I think taking over the reins has been forced on Indigenous women here – that or they've had to just pick it up and run with it, because so many of our men have been disempowered," she says.

After the financial crisis struck in 2007-09, they opposed the Keynesian measures necessary to avert a 1930s-style great depression; and when they assumed the reins of office in 2010 they made misleading comparisons between the state of the British economy and that of Greece and introduced wholly unnecessary "austerity" measures.

These choices now open the way for Mr Juncker to pick the rest of his commission team, all of whom will face confirmation hearings at the newly empowered European parliament before the new commission takes over the reins in two months' time.

Before Jon Stewart took the reins in 1999, Comedy Central's The Daily Show was an ailing and unremarkable topical news programme that barely managed to be topical or newsworthy.

Turness would take the reins at a time of unusual turmoil for the news division.

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