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

The Falcon 9 rocket became the company's workhorse, and has carried out hundreds of missions.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

"It is probably about going back to being a workhorse that doesn't miss and has high skill," he says.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Like guinea pigs and mice, Henrietta’s cells have become the standard laboratory workhorse.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot