workhorse

Example Sentences

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Land Rover vehicles have been a "trusted workhorse" for the British Armed Forces since their widespread adoption in the 1950s, the MoD said.

From BBC

“They’ve always been a workhorse in professional kitchens,” O’Brien added, “because of their depth of flavor and versatility.”

From The Wall Street Journal

With 16 Academy Award nominations for cinematography, he’s two away from tying the record shared by Leon Shamroy and Charles Lang, two workhorses of the classic studio era.

From The Wall Street Journal

U.S. guided-missile destroyers, the workhorse of the Navy, are also essential to the region’s missile defenses.

From The Wall Street Journal

The workhorse of the fuel world was climbing on Monday following a drone strike on a major Saudi refinery.

From The Wall Street Journal