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  • noun Plural form of warhorse.

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Examples

  • That makes competition for the limited number of spots keen—some 250 orchestral players will pass through here this year, performing a mix of chamber and orchestral music from warhorses (symphonies by Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart and Tchaikovsky) to premieres (works by Sebastian Currier, Jennifer Higdon and Matthias Pintscher).

    An Orchestral Player's Shangri-La David Mermelstein 2011

  • Through a series of courageous raids against the Tartars, Temujin’s legend grew, until Temujin was chasing a vision: to unite many tribes into one, to make the earth tremble under the hoofbeats of a thousand warhorses, to subject unknown nations and even empires to his will.

    Genghis: Birth of an Empire by Conn Iggulden: Book summary 2010

  • On Tuesday, both the full orchestra and the quintet sets contrasted Ellington repertory warhorses "Cottontail" and their own reading of "The Mooche" with some more obscure items, and both bands earned extra credit for focusing on Ellington blues and exotica.

    Refining Classic Sounds Will Friedwald 2011

  • Sure we all know about such Science Fiction television warhorses as Star Trek, The Twilight Zone, Battlestar Galactica, Lost, and so on, and we see the DVDs for these shows everywhere.

    What’s on DVD – Sci Fi TV Sets You Didn’t Know You Needed 2009

  • Sure we all know about such Science Fiction television warhorses as Star Trek, The Twilight Zone, Battlestar Galactica, Lost, and so on, and we see the DVDs for these shows everywhere.

    28 « February « 2009 « Axiom's Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy 2009

  • But they were all in one place for Sunday's fest-closing set, pleasing the faithful with People Say, Congo Square and other warhorses from their decades-spanning, region-defining songbook.

    New Orleans' Jazz Fest wraps up another stellar run 2010

  • To paraphrase, he said that he is often at a loss for words when the concert content is so well-worn; that Beethoven and the other warhorses carry so much baggage that, well, what can you add to the conversation?

    Four Once Matthew Guerrieri 2009

  • The Blair Babes obediently trotted through the lobbies, 'daddies little girl' as ever, the old warhorses trotted through the lobbies - Prescott said it was OK, so it must be.

    Student protests: Police ask colleges for demonstration details 2011

  • Let the old warhorses of the staff gibber about the importance of Palmyra as the crossing of the great caravan roads to the east and the south.

    Insight Scoop | The Ignatius Press Blog: 2009

  • Sure we all know about such Science Fiction television warhorses as Star Trek, The Twilight Zone, Battlestar Galactica, Lost, and so on, and we see the DVDs for these shows everywhere.

    February « 2009 « Axiom's Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy 2009

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