reinin a sentence
rein as in: to rein in their activities
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The court reined in agency power--describing it as out of control.reined in = restrained
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She took up the reins of government.reins = means of control
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I try to keep a tight rein on my emotions when I talk with her.rein = control
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Keep a tight rein on that horse.rein = leather strap (that is used with a bit to control a horse)
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She is committed to reining in excessive government infringement of personal freedom.reining in = restraining
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He tries desperately to rein himself in as Mengele arrives. (source)rein = restrain or control
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He loosened the reins on his horse, who galloped forward over the rocks and sand. (source)reins = leather straps used with a bit to control a horse
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I picked up them reins and commenced to whupping on him. (source)reins = straps used to control a horse
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How can you do anything, unless you can spin round at once when the rein is pressed on your neck? (source)rein = leather strap (that is used with a bit to control a horse or mule)
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Dark lines appeared on Brom's forehead as he reined Snowfire to a halt. (source)reined = restrained or controlled
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He reined in the horse and climbed down from the wagon. (source)reined in = restrained (stopped by pulling on straps used to control a horse)
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"Rein in your beast," he whispered stiffly. (source)Rein in = restrain
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"Good," Brullo said, reining his horse and surveying whoever had first returned.† (source)reining = restraining or controlling
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She was an enthusiast, reining in her enthusiasm whenever she felt it becoming too pronounced.† (source)reining in = restraining
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Six guilty days my wretched mates employ In impious feasting, and unhallowed joy; The seventh arose, and now the sire of gods Rein'd the rough storms; and calm'd the tossing floods: With speed the bark we climb; the spacious sails.† (source)Rein'd = restrained or controlled
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Up led by thee Into the Heaven of Heavens I have presumed, An earthly guest, and drawn empyreal air, Thy tempering: with like safety guided down Return me to my native element: Lest from this flying steed unreined, (as once Bellerophon, though from a lower clime,) Dismounted, on the Aleian field I fall, Erroneous there to wander, and forlorn.† (source)unreined = not restrained or controlledstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unreined means not and reverses the meaning of reined. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
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[of the fairy queen, Queen Mab] Her wagon-spokes are made of spiders' legs. The cover is made of grasshoppers' wings. The reins are of the smallest spider's web. (source)reins = a pair of straps attached to a bit in a horse's mouth and used to control it
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