warhorse

Example Sentences

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The warhorse Wawrinka departed for a medical timeout after the third set as his Melbourne escapades caught up with him.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

But the officials at Nasa who are in charge of the old warhorse have just submitted a five-year budget plan.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2022

Spielberg, attentive as he is to the quality of the singing and dancing, operates from the conviction that this Broadway-to-Hollywood warhorse still has something important to say.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2021

In his hands, even a warhorse such as the “Funeral March” — the third movement of Chopin’s Piano Sonata No. 2 — could sound new and revelatory.

From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2021

It was knight-hood he had always dreamed of; bright armor and streaming banners, lance, and sword, a warhorse between his legs.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin