reins

Example Sentences

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Walsh is expected to take over the reins at IndiGo on August 3, days after his mandate at the head of the International Air Transport Association ends on July 31.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Asking for help and paying for advice are not the same as handing over the reins to somebody else.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

It had echoes of Michael Vaughan galvanising the white-ball team in 2003, prompting Nasser Hussain to hand the Test reins to Vaughan.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

That new era also included a goodbye to Bob Iger, who handed over the reins Wednesday and now moves into a senior advisory role for the rest of the year before his planned retirement.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

He gently tightened the reins to signal to the ox to go faster.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook