Example Sentences

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The challenge moving forward for all three will be reining in that intensity when it threatens to get the better of them.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2023

But the mayor also told the Detroit News this week that Evans is "aggressive," and said a deputy mayor will be "reining him in."

From Time • May 28, 2010