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
Ibsen's A Doll's House might seem an obvious war-horse for an actress looking to make her mark.
From Time Magazine Archive
A trained war-horse was also expensive, and Simon’s father was not alone in being bankrupt after the war.
From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz
