workhorse

Example Sentences

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With 16 Academy Award nominations for cinematography, he’s two away from tying the record shared by Leon Shamroy and Charles Lang, two workhorses of the classic studio era.

From The Wall Street Journal

U.S. guided-missile destroyers, the workhorse of the Navy, are also essential to the region’s missile defenses.

From The Wall Street Journal

The workhorse of the fuel world was climbing on Monday following a drone strike on a major Saudi refinery.

From The Wall Street Journal

While the world kept close watch on climbing crude-oil prices on Monday, the so-called workhorse fuel of the industrial world was seeing a far more dramatic response as the Iran conflict reaches its third day.

From MarketWatch

You could, of course, build this blend from individual jars — thyme, oregano, paprika, cayenne — but these pantry workhorses are weeknight shortcuts to complexity.

From Salon