hand truck

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Recent Examples of hand truck John Irving, a lawyer representing one of the two employees who moved the boxes, said the worker did not know what was in them and was only trying to help Trump valet Walt Nauta, who was using a dolly or hand truck to move a number of boxes. BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2023 The back doors roll up, and a crew of delivery workers begins sorting and stacking hundreds of boxes and pouches onto rolling dollies and hand trucks. Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 12 May 2023 The hand truck cart has room for a circular saw, an impact driver, fasteners, accessories, a nail apron and hammer. Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 6 Feb. 2023 There are different types of dollies, including one designed for moving appliances; a hand truck made for moving boxes; and a flat floor dolly made for moving furniture. Laura Daily, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2022 See All Example Sentences for hand truck
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Noun
  • Guests can take a tram tour of the park, one of the largest sites in the World Birding Center network, or attend one of the many ranger programs about the nature and history of the area.
    Gabi De la Rosa, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Singapore Packed with adventure, Sentosa Island has long been the locals’ quick getaway from the city, accessible by car, bus, or aerial tram.
    Elizabeth See, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Sewer Rats El Camello is with me in the back of the truck beneath the canopy.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Outsize portraits of all three are hauled down endless streets as crowds of obligatory fans parade their wheelbarrows, shovels and carbines.
    Will Tizard, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
  • What better way to welcome guests this fall than with a wheelbarrow filled with pumpkins and gourds?
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Abc, which started in 1897 with a pushcart selling carpets in the Lower East Side, moved to its Flatiron District address on 888 Broadway in 1961.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The two initially sold coffee out of a pushcart by the railroad tracks in downtown Grants Pass.
    Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • His circus wagon opens, and from the darkness, two yellow eyes gleam back.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
  • And the Pacific might be the best story of all, as the Ducks look like an absolute wagon, scoring their way into first place.
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Spotting Byrne on two wheels has become a New York City rite of passage, like sussing out the best halal cart in midtown, or dropping something important onto the subway tracks.
    Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
  • There an Emily In Paris food cart with baguettes.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025

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“Hand truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand%20truck. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.

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