Words similar to reins

Example sentences for: reins

How can you use “reins” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Donald Kennedy, a biologist, former president of Stanford University, and once commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, will take the reins at Science in June.
Nobody's figured out how to make sure the dictator will actually be benevolent before giving him the reins of power.
The honorable thing to do is hand the reins to President Gore.
Why not turn them into reins?
The spacing between the targets gives the rider just barely enough time to drop the reins, notch and fire an arrow, and regain control of his mount.