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
  • Considered Lisbon’s highest perch, this Graça hideaway, close to a stop for the fabled 28 tram, has amazing views of the castle just across the way, and the city and Tagus River beyond.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Solo Ball landed a second tram spot for the second year in a row, while Braylon Mullins was unanimously selected to the freshman team.
    Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The occasional roars of delivery trucks and motorcycles that used our alleys to get around the traffic of the main roads, to cut through the city.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
  • These include blending hydrogen with natural gas for use in pipelines, powering heavy-duty trucks, and using hydrogen in industrial boilers.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Rodney Drinkard, 63, rolled up his sleeves and grabbed a rake, piling mulch into a wheelbarrow.
    Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The homeowner locked himself inside his house, called 911 and watched Omondi continue to hit Jackson and dump a wheelbarrow on him, according to the affidavit.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 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
  • In an untitled work from 1995, a cluster of sturdy wagons sits at the edge of a frozen lake, a site where her family of peripatetic horse traders often camped.
    Ben Davis, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Bessent hitched his wagon to Trump in 2023, using his reputation on Wall Street to rally support among business leaders for the returning president.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In present-day Cuba, older adults drag carts loaded with a portable gas tank or a container of charcoal.
    Sarah Moreno Updated April 29, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Students come in, pick up a cart or basket, and swivel through the aisles, adding apples, noodles, potatoes and milk to their haul.
    Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026

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“Hand truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand%20truck. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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