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The architects were given free rein when renovating this little belvedere, a satellite of a triplex that the studio had designed nearby.
—Nicolas Milon, Architectural Digest, 19 Nov. 2024
Goldstein was given free rein to extrapolate material from Joan’s books, documentaries, stand-up sets and joke catalogs, even if it was never performed.
—Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
One of the great mysteries of modern parenting is why so many parents have radically restricted their children’s freedom in the physical world while giving them free rein in the virtual one.
—Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2024
But co-writing a novel really enabled him to give those impulses free rein.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2024
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First Known Use
1635, in the meaning defined above
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“Free rein.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20rein. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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