take the reins

phrase

: to take control

The President-elect will officially take the reins in January.

Examples of take the reins in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Cindy Holland, who led Paramount’s streaming division, exited yesterday, paving the way for HBO chief Casey Bloys to take the reins. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026

Danny Dyer, James Norton and three-time Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo will take the reins of the next episodes of Sky’s hit, taking it up to the mid-season break before more eps in 2027. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026

Nor has the Whitney ever tapped an artist to take the reins of a major retrospective across its nearly century-long history. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 22 Sep. 2026

With The Love Hypothesis, Hazelwood let the film’s creatives take the reins of translating her novel, but also lent her support — an approach that will hopefully please fans. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for take the reins

• abstains
• alkanes
• attains
• biplanes
• bloodstains
• campaigns
• complains
• constrains
• contains
• demesnes
• detains
• disdains