rein in
phrasal verb
reined in; reining in; reins in
1
: to limit or control (someone or something)
Congress must rein in spending.
You had better rein that kid in before she gets hurt.
2
: to make (an animal) stop by using reins
The rider reined in his horse.
Examples of rein in in a Sentence
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At the same time, state lawmakers may be moving to rein in the governor’s influence.
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Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
White House holds briefing as details emerge on Hegseth's use of second Signal chat
Since returning to the White House, Trump has taken preliminary steps to rein in those policies.
—Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2025
Perhaps Thursday’s threat was just a bit of bluster from a president prone to tantrums — a one-off social media post that his more stable advisers will surely try to rein in to avoid an all-out panic.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
Conservative activists have successfully rallied in recent years to force retailers and companies to rein in their DEI efforts by staging boycotts to hurt sales.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
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Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
White House holds briefing as details emerge on Hegseth's use of second Signal chat
Since returning to the White House, Trump has taken preliminary steps to rein in those policies.
—Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2025
Perhaps Thursday’s threat was just a bit of bluster from a president prone to tantrums — a one-off social media post that his more stable advisers will surely try to rein in to avoid an all-out panic.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
Conservative activists have successfully rallied in recent years to force retailers and companies to rein in their DEI efforts by staging boycotts to hurt sales.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Rein in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rein%20in. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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