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

What position you play is also a factor - Youngs and Care are scrum-halves and Goode and Brown full-backs - with warhorse prop Cole something of an outlier.

From BBC • May 29, 2025

Can a 37-year-old warhorse summon 10 more great pitches?

From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 2021

Kim kicked off the season on Aug. 21 with Puccini’s “Tosca,” a warhorse that is a sentimental favorite for the company.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2021

So he’d borrowed a warhorse and some plate from Lord Dondarrion’s armory and entered the lists at Black- haven as a mystery knight.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin