How to Use workhorse in a Sentence
workhorse
noun
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In the kitchen, the lemon—and its juice—is a workhorse.
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Stacey Lastoe,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2024
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Barkley is the workhorse back and should get a shot to score.
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Doug Ziefel,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Sep. 2022
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Kitchen faucets are both the workhorse and the crown jewel of the kitchen.
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Adria Greenhauff,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 June 2023
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With a 6-1 lead, the Phillies sent their workhorse back out for the seventh.
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Matt Kawahara,
San Francisco Chronicle,
8 Apr. 2022
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By then, the Ravens’ ground game had found a new workhorse.
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Jonas Shaffer,
baltimoresun.com,
14 Sep. 2021
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Like the Steelers, the Cards won't need Bernard to come in and be a workhorse, either.
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Jeremy Cluff,
The Arizona Republic,
7 Apr. 2021
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Jerome Ford has been a workhorse for the Bearcats this season.
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Keith Jenkins,
The Enquirer,
13 Nov. 2021
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The seat pack is the workhorse of a touring bike-bag system.
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Maggie Slepian,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Jan. 2024
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Anyone who cooks knows the blender is a kitchen workhorse.
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Nina Huang,
PEOPLE.com,
27 Apr. 2021
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As all good Southerners know, grits are the workhorse of the kitchen.
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Southern Living Editors,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2023
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Is any piece of cookware as versatile as the workhorse of the kitchen, the Dutch oven?
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Richie Duchon,
NBC News,
1 Nov. 2023
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Vaughn has been the league's top workhorse so far with 62 carries in three games.
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John Raby,
Chron,
21 Sep. 2021
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Super stylish, this cap sleeve suit is made to be a workhorse.
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Maya Polton Updated,
Parents,
10 Aug. 2023
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What if your winter coat wasn’t a workhorse but a show pony?
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Marisa Meltzer,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2023
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Not bad for a Knicks team still waiting for two workhorses to return to the court.
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Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2024
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Baking soda is a workhorse in the home and is safe for art projects, too!
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Washington Post,
7 Aug. 2021
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Harris is a true three-down back who can be the workhorse of a running game.
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Tim Bielik,
cleveland,
5 Sep. 2021
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Osley was the workhorse when the Cougars passing game couldn’t get untracked.
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al,
15 Oct. 2021
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The senior has recorded the third-most innings on the team and makes the Chargers and will be a workhorse in the playoffs.
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J.l. Kirven,
The Courier-Journal,
2 May 2022
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To crib from a tired cliche, Feinstein was a workhorse, not a show horse.
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George Skelton,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Oct. 2023
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The apron, the humblest of garments, is a unisex workhorse.
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Vogue,
23 Nov. 2021
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And now for a true wardrobe workhorse: a fit and flare mini with pockets.
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Brie Schwartz,
Glamour,
2 July 2024
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Hester has been a workhorse all year for the 6-0 Cowboys.
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cleveland,
30 Sep. 2021
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These super-slick pans from Caraway are a true workhorse in the kitchen.
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Laura Denby,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 July 2024
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While LeBranch may have altered the course of the game, Johnson was the workhorse on offense for much of the night.
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Mike Gegenheimer | Contributing Writer,
NOLA.com,
4 Dec. 2020
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The Suburban is a workhorse, but its large size doesn't mean its noisy or clunky to drive.
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Rachel Rothman,
Good Housekeeping,
17 Aug. 2022
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This workhorse of a machine does the job of seven kitchen gadgets in one.
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Laura Denby,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Apr. 2021
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Sometimes, though, the workhorses get recognized by the show.
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Dan McLaughlin,
National Review,
24 Aug. 2023
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Opt for a mandoline slicer — this one is a workhorse and not too pricey.
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Kim Sunée,
Anchorage Daily News,
24 Nov. 2022
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So the notion that Marks was pigeonholed as a pass catcher or seen as anything less than a three-down workhorse didn’t sit well with Myles.
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Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Oct. 2024
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