war-horse
Example Sentences
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Terry’s decision not to re-sign for Aston Villa means Steve Bruce could satisfy his desire for an ageing Premier League-winning war-horse by offering Robert Huth a contract instead.
From The Guardian • Sep. 10, 2018
Leon Botstein led the American Symphony Orchestra, with Kent Tritle at the organ, in a rousing rendition of that majestic work, whose war-horse status overshadows its formal ingenuity.
From New York Times • Aug. 13, 2012
Mr. Haitink’s war-horse programs fit in with these others all too well, though he is a justly eminent interpreter and led an eloquent, enjoyable concert on Thursday.
From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2011
Ibsen's war-horse gets a powerful, unpatronizing new production in this Masterpiece Theater import.
From Time Magazine Archive
"We might as well not have come at all if we don't reach Anvard in time. Gallop, Bree, gallop. Remember you're a war-horse."
From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis
