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
  • Just down the road (or a single stop on the tram) are swanky malls like Central Embassy, Siam Paragon, and Centralworld, one of the largest shopping centers in Thailand.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • Visitors can watch humpback whales surface offshore, ride a tram above downtown, stand face-to-face with or even on Mendenhall Glacier, a river of ice flowing from the vast Juneau Icefield.
    Josh Rivera, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Escalante Sandoval then approached the parked van, removed a key concealed in the gas cap and backed it up, allowing a group of people to move three deep freezers from the van into the bed of the truck and load them with packages.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
  • Bystanders ran to the truck to pull Harrell out, authorities said.
    Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • Back in the ring, Okada and Takeshita went back-and-forth in an excellent sequence with a wheelbarrow back suplex from Takeshita, followed by a running dropkick from Takeshita and a fighting-spirit lariat from Okada.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
  • Eventually Rex was hoisted into a wheelbarrow and rolled into Westfall's backyard.
    Alina Hartounian, NPR, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • Advertisement Opened in 1936 as the Park Avenue Retail Market, La Marqueta was originally created to bring pushcart vendors under one roof and improve access to fresh food for working-class New Yorkers.
    Nandika Chatterjee, Time, 21 May 2026
  • Stairs aren't an option for Mitchell, who needs a walker or pushcart to get around, and takes the Metra Electric Line twice a week to care for her mother.
    Megan De Mar, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Noun
  • Davis and other state officials attempted to circle the wagons.
    Bryan P. Sears, Baltimore Sun, 28 May 2026
  • The Avs began the season on a Stanley Cup-or-bust wagon.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
Noun
  • That transparency push is changing how brands talk to shoppers on packaging — and which products land in the cart.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
  • The restaurant brand, which has three spots found in Anaheim, Santa Ana and Orange, as well as roaming taco trucks and carts, turns 46 this year.
    Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 3 June 2026

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“Hand truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand%20truck. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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