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
  • Troopers were investigating a report of a person lying in the right lane of traffic near a service truck parked on the shoulder with its hazard lights flashing, the release says.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2025
  • In Pecos, a shelter employee named Luis gave me a tour while Wright was waylaid by a man in a black pickup truck who wanted to surrender four pit bulls.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Several customers were busy filling the available wheelbarrows with their choices.
    Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The two initially sold coffee out of a pushcart by the railroad tracks in downtown Grants Pass.
    Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Dutch Bros started in 1992 by brothers Dane and Travis Boersma as a pushcart by the railroad tracks in downtown Grants Pass, Ore.
    Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The whole world had disappeared to his wife, except the babies on that wagon.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The call sheet for the subsequent May 2 scene did not mention Birke, played by Ivens, entering the wagon.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Trucks would lift the carts using hydraulics, lessening the labor required by employees to load debris into trucks.
    Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Lasko Oscillating Ceramic Space Heater, $47 in cart The oscillating feature on this Lasko heater helps disperse warmth evenly throughout small- or medium-sized rooms.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025

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