workhorse

Example Sentences

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Known as a workhorse, she initially won broad praise for her handling of the Covid-19 pandemic in Denmark during her first term from 2019 to 2022.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 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

Indeed, the proposed number of launches is nearly 100 times more than the roughly 11,000 Starlink broadband satellites that SpaceX has sent into space since 2019 on its workhorse Falcon 9.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

During my first year on the national team, I was a workhorse who showed no mercy on the strip, but I was a lamb among my teammates, with the goal of forging friendships with them.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad