hand truck

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Recent Examples of hand truck Note that the top platform fits to the curving back of the hand truck by means of two quick cuts at 45-degrees that remove the back corners of the platform. Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 6 Feb. 2023 This allows a snug fit to the hand truck’s curving back brace. Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 6 Feb. 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
  • While trams and trolleys have been off Denver streets for 75 years, a piece of their history is key in creating the city’s newest apartment project.
    Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 28 June 2025
  • But nothing in Casablanca’s bustling Mers Sultan quarter, where trams rumble past shoe stores and cafes, looked remotely palatial.
    The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
Noun
  • That footage, shot by a bystander and obtained by ABC 7, shows federal agents in tactical vests and masks smashing the windows of a large white pickup truck before apparently pulling out a man from inside.
    Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
  • The next day Queenie was riding to their home on the milk truck.
    Neil Milbert, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • Additionally, maneuvering a heavy wheelbarrow full of yard waste and compost up and down a hill is significantly more challenging than moving a wheelbarrow across a level surface.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2025
  • Among the key highlights of the WWE Queen of the Ring finals were: Asuka dominated early on and locked in an ankle lock before Cargill countered it with a wheelbarrow German suplex.
    Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • The two initially sold coffee out of a pushcart by the railroad tracks in downtown Grants Pass.
    Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • Besides, there's something almost poetic about Nick's losing to a food truck, considering the hallowed eatery got its start as a hamburger pushcart that founder Nick Freienstein wheeled around Huntington's town square in 1904.
    Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Joe pulls his dusty Subaru wagon up to his secret bionic scrap-part silo and uses a retinal scanner to gain access.
    Stacia Brown, Vulture, 26 June 2025
  • Part of the unit, which is used mostly for community events, is a wagon pulled by two mules.
    Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Steam flowed from the cart and the scent of masa drifted through the air as Chris, 14, reached down to pull out tamales.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025
  • Keep reading for the eight best markdowns worth adding to your virtual cart.
    Ali Faccenda, People.com, 3 July 2025

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

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