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.
was reining
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past progressiveof rein.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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This year, investors are fleeing private credit lenders, and CNBC, citing sources, reported that JPMorgan was reining in lending External link in the sector.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
Early on, the cause was reining in the world’s population — the United States’ population, in particular.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2024
It sounded, for a moment, as if China was reining Russia in.
From New York Times ● Feb. 25, 2022
When he took over the State Internet Information Office, one of Mr. Lu’s first challenges was reining in China’s freewheeling social media.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2014
I noticed as they approached that quite a number of them, perhaps every third man, was reining in his horse, which meant, "I have gone as far as I mean to go."
From From Bull Run to Appomattox by Luther W. Hopkins
