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

It is logical to think that he is still feeling the effects of his war-horse effort in 2015, when he ended up pitching 216 innings in the regular season and postseason.

From New York Times • May 8, 2016

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

And instead of a war-horse, play something new.

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