hand truck

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hand truck
Noun
  • In a statement on Facebook, the Portuguese transport workers’ union announced that the driver of the tram, André Jorge Gonçalves Marques, had died.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
  • An American tourist was reportedly stabbed in the face by a Syrian asylum seeker in Germany while protecting two women being harassed on a tram.
    Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Another video showed large plumes of smoke billowing from the truck as emergency workers tried to extinguish the fire.
    Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing rolling back what's known as the endangerment finding, the basis for rules regulating climate pollution, including from coal and gas-fired power plants, cars and trucks, and methane from the oil and gas industry.
    Julia Simon, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Turn over wheelbarrows and change the water in birdbaths at least twice a week.
    John Tufts, IndyStar, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Some visitors walked around casually, looking at the ground, while others brought wagons and wheelbarrows to haul supplies.
    Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The two initially sold coffee out of a pushcart by the railroad tracks in downtown Grants Pass.
    Carl Weiser, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Dutch Bros started as a pushcart coffee operation in downtown Grants Pass, Oregon, in 1992, according to the company’s website.
    Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Maybe the Packers are a wagon — Green Bay's defense was excellent, and Micah Parsons only played limited snaps on Sunday — but Goff holding onto the ball for that long isn't inspiring a lot of confidence going forward.
    Austin Mock, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • But by mid-2020, the commissioner appeared to have fallen off the wagon, according to political insiders around him.
    Joey Flechas, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • During the holidays, Leader pulls a cart filled with candy and gifts to give to staff, patients and families at the Naval hospital in Portsmouth, Virginia, to spread cheer.
    Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • This slim and tall metal cart has three shelves and can slip into tiny spaces, such as bathroom corners and closets.
    Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Hand truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand%20truck. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on hand truck

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!