workhorse

Example Sentences

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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 • Mar. 19, 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

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

HeLa was a workhorse: it was hardy, it was inexpensive, and it was everywhere.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot