workhorse
Example Sentences
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"It is probably about going back to being a workhorse that doesn't miss and has high skill," he says.
From BBC
Land Rover vehicles have been a "trusted workhorse" for the British Armed Forces since their widespread adoption in the 1950s, the MoD said.
From BBC
“They’ve always been a workhorse in professional kitchens,” O’Brien added, “because of their depth of flavor and versatility.”
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.
U.S. guided-missile destroyers, the workhorse of the Navy, are also essential to the region’s missile defenses.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
