How to Use workhorse in a Sentence

workhorse

noun

• Barkley is the workhorse back and should get a shot to score.
  — Doug Ziefel, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2022
• Kitchen faucets are both the workhorse and the crown jewel of the kitchen.
  — Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2023
• With a 6-1 lead, the Phillies sent their workhorse back out for the seventh.
  — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2022
• The seat pack is the workhorse of a touring bike-bag system.
  — Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2024
• As all good Southerners know, grits are the workhorse of the kitchen.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2023
• Is any piece of cookware as versatile as the workhorse of the kitchen, the Dutch oven?
  — Richie Duchon, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2023
• Super stylish, this cap sleeve suit is made to be a workhorse.
  — Maya Polton Updated, Parents, 10 Aug. 2023
• What if your winter coat wasn’t a workhorse but a show pony?
  — Marisa Meltzer, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2023
• The senior has recorded the third-most innings on the team and makes the Chargers and will be a workhorse in the playoffs.
  — J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 2 May 2022
• To crib from a tired cliche, Feinstein was a workhorse, not a show horse.
  — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
• The Suburban is a workhorse, but its large size doesn't mean its noisy or clunky to drive.
  — Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 17 Aug. 2022
• Sometimes, though, the workhorses get recognized by the show.
  — Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 24 Aug. 2023
• Opt for a mandoline slicer — this one is a workhorse and not too pricey.
  — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Nov. 2022
• With a mid-rise that sits at the waist, a relaxed fit through the hips and thighs, and a clean straight leg, these are destined to be a wardrobe workhorse.
  — Paula Lee, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2024
• This workhorse can produce up to 40 pounds of ice every 24 hours.
  — Stacey Ritzen, Popular Science, 19 July 2023
• Baseball needs to let workhorses be workhorses and aces be aces.
  — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2023
• Its author, Ariel Adams, said the G-Shock has always been more of a workhorse than a showpiece.
  — Max Berlinger, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
• For a kitchen workhorse, there is no better choice than a cast iron skillet.
  — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2023
• The kitchen workhorse has very thick ceramic walls much like our pick from Le Creuset.
  — Brigitt Earley, Good Housekeeping, 1 Aug. 2022
• The rocket that will carry the spacecraft is one of the country’s workhorse Soyuz boosters.
  — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 10 Aug. 2023
• Asante was a workhorse in the weight room, says Aldridge, adding that the linebacker gained around 15 pounds between this year and last year.
  — Ainslie Lee | [e-mail], al, 31 Aug. 2023
• The 737 has long been a workhorse for airlines on U.S. domestic routes.
  — Claire Rush, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2024
• The Royals keep feeding their workhorse back and Hansen keeps carrying the load.
  — Matthew Glenesk, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Sep. 2022
• In fact, like Wilton House, this historic palace is the workhorse of stages throughout season 2.
  — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 8 Sep. 2023
• But throughout, Acker was more of a workhorse than a decadent.
  — Laura Tanenbaum, The New Republic, 13 Jan. 2023
• If the heft of this skillet doesn't bother you, this model is a workhorse for searing.
  — Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2023
• This kitchen workhorse can be used to make one-pot meals, baked desserts, and everything in between.
  — Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 19 July 2023
• DeKeyser rose from a free-agent signing in the spring of 2013 to being a workhorse as a shutdown defenseman.
  — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 8 Mar. 2022
• Sure, Barbee might not need to run him 30 times — but in the biggest of games, the workhorse is a special luxury.
  — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2022
• As such, the rugged workhorse is capable of traveling to farms miles from the coastline.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024