workhorse

Example Sentences

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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

Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite internet provider, has launched about 11,000 Starlink broadband satellites into space since 2019, using its workhorse Falcon 9.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

It was a trusty workhorse, a 12-year-old Ford Fiesta with 100,000 miles on the clock.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

He was both a workhorse and a charmer, admired equally by his elders and the young women in town.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers