workhorse

Example Sentences

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SpaceX’s workhorse launch vehicle can carry 22,500 kg to orbit at $3,289 a kilogram.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Vogt’s Juliette groans like a workhorse that knows it’s destined for the glue factory.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Futures prices for diesel, a workhorse of the world economy, and natural-gas prices also sank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Known as a workhorse, she initially won broad praise for her handling of the Covid-19 pandemic in Denmark during her first term from 2019 to 2022.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

During my first year on the national team, I was a workhorse who showed no mercy on the strip, but I was a lamb among my teammates, with the goal of forging friendships with them.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad