How to Use workhorse in a Sentence

workhorse

noun
  • Onions are a kitchen workhorse.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Barkley is the workhorse back and should get a shot to score.
    — Doug Ziefel, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Great raw or cooked, fresh spinach is a workhorse of a green.
    — Saveur Editors, Saveur, 21 May 2019
  • So, at least there's time to get the old white workhorse back.
    — Doug MacCash, NOLA.com, 5 June 2018
  • Baking sheets are a workhorse in the kitchen.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The best leather sneakers are a rare kind of wardrobe workhorse.
    — April Benshosan, Glamour, 14 July 2025
  • Super stylish, this cap sleeve suit is made to be a workhorse.
    — Maya Polton Updated, Parents, 10 Aug. 2023
  • These workhorses do so much for you, so why not learn how to do your part for them?
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Kitchen faucets are both the workhorse and the crown jewel of the kitchen.
    — Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2023
  • But even this workhorse has limits.
    — Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Save $148 on this big-screen workhorse while this sale price lasts.
    — Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The washer and dryer are the true workhorses of any home.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
  • Don’t be thrown off by the slight footprint—we’ve got a workhorse on our hands with this one.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Casseroles are the workhorse of the Southern kitchen.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Baking soda is a workhorse in the home and is safe for art projects, too!
    — Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2021
  • Put these garden workhorses to the test in your own landscape.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Harris is a true three-down back who can be the workhorse of a running game.
    — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 5 Sep. 2021
  • Fridge cleanout dinners are the workhorses of the whole concept.
    — Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026
  • At the same time, one single style will surely act as a workhorse in your wardrobe.
    — Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 19 Dec. 2025
  • This ribbed tank is a wardrobe workhorse that punches above its $15 price tag.
    — Vanessa L. Powell, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026
  • The bag is a travel workhorse—I’ve fit up to a week’s worth of clothes in it.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Vaughn has been the league's top workhorse so far with 62 carries in three games.
    — John Raby, Chron, 21 Sep. 2021
  • Use the kitchen workhorse to fry eggs and sear meat over the stove, or pop it in the oven to roast veggies.
    — Isabel Garcia, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Jerome Ford has been a workhorse for the Bearcats this season.
    — Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer, 13 Nov. 2021
  • Zion Matthews was a workhorse for the Panthers.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Anne Byrn’s black Griswold has been a workhorse in her kitchen.
    — oregonlive, 5 Aug. 2020
  • For Alanis, a lot of it stems from being a workhorse from such a young age.
    — Nicole Cliffe, SELF, 26 June 2019
  • These super-slick pans from Caraway are a true workhorse in the kitchen.
    — Laura Denby, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2024
  • As all good Southerners know, grits are the workhorse of the kitchen.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Not bad for a Knicks team still waiting for two workhorses to return to the court.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2024

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