rein
noun
Often a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
has reined
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present perfectof rein (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Since his appointment in 2017, Saudi Arabia has reined in its religious police, lifted a ban on women driving, allowed restaurants and cafes to desegregate by gender and promoted cinema and music events.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
O'Sullivan, too, has reined back his schedule in Europe since moving to Dubai.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025
U.S. retailers have been looking for ways to bump up their profits following a slump in demand for high-margin discretionary products as inflation has reined in spending.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 31, 2022
When Foy couldn’t pay more than $775,000 she owed the University of Virginia Health System, the medical center sued, a once common practice that the university said it has reined in.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2022
Fierce murmurers, answering each other from morning until evening—what rebuke is this which has awed them into peace;—what hand has reined them back by the way in which they came?
From Frondes Agrestes Readings in 'Modern Painters' by John Ruskin
