take the reins
Example Sentences
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As the company moved from generation to generation, it faced the same big question any family business does: Who gets to take the reins?
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
A rare decade-long interlude starting in 2011 saw the top brass loosen their grip and Suu Kyi's civilian government tentatively take the reins in a burst of optimism and reform.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Ex-Marlins manager Skip Schumaker will take the reins from four-time World Series champion Bruce Bochy, who did not return as the club’s skipper.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
When Sussan Ley made history as the first woman to take the reins of Australia's Liberal Party, she insisted this was a pivotal moment for the party – or what was left of it anyway.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
Eventually the Inka grew old enough to take the reins.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
