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
  • 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
  • Edinburgh has a brand-new tram system that takes you to all the sights.
    Riza Cruz, Vogue, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • He and other members of the group have been arrested and detained, including one incident in which federal agents were recorded on video appearing to ram his truck.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026
  • Begin by attending a professional truck-driving school or CDL training program.
    ByBryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • Eventually Rex was hoisted into a wheelbarrow and rolled into Westfall's backyard.
    Alina Hartounian, NPR, 18 May 2026
  • The storefront, which opened in 1852, supplied early miners with dynamite and Studebaker wheelbarrows.
    Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • Dutch Bros started as a pushcart coffee operation in downtown Grants Pass, Oregon, in 1992, according to the company’s website.
    Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Essex Market on the Lower East Side echoes with the memory of pushcart vendors and immigrant families.
    Christina Stanton, Travel + Leisure, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • During a time when Lane Kiffin once again became the target of fans everywhere, his new AD stepped up and circled the wagons.
    Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
  • Then Emma Cannon embraces the holiday by pulling her son and twins behind her in a wagon.
    Jade Chang, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • The 6-to-1 grocery method — six vegetables, five fruits, four proteins, three starches, two sauces, one fun item — has caught on as a low-effort way to nudge the cart toward what the research keeps recommending.
    Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
  • Why these dollar store kitchen gadgets matter now Not every dollar store gadget belongs in your cart.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026

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“Hand truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand%20truck. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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