reins

Example Sentences

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But eventually, you will have to hand over the reins.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

Tim Cook had a lot to prove when Apple co-founder Steve Jobs handed over the reins as chief executive nearly 15 years ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

However, a lack of head coach opportunities in England has led him back to Italy - where he played towards the end of his career with Roma - to take the reins at Cesena.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Amazon, where Bezos serves as executive chairman after handing off the CEO reins to Andy Jassy in 2021, is in the early innings of developing a more than 7,000-satellite network for broadband.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Anya pulled his reins to slow him and muttered, “We should just cut all the trees down, right? Make a path for ourselves.”

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack