workhorse

Example Sentences

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Varda co-founder and Chief Executive Will Bruey is a former SpaceX avionics engineer, and the company’s spacecraft are launched on SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 rockets from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

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 • Mar. 2, 2026

A passionate workhorse, he averaged around one documentary every few years for a long time, and kept the industry pressure off by maintaining low production costs and having his own production company.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

Hershey wants its 125-year-old, workhorse chocolate brand to work a little harder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

“You learn what you can from that Mr. Kennel, Nathaniel. The world can’t make a workhorse out of a thinking man.”

From "Worth" by A. LaFaye