hand truck
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hand truck
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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Did I share that some have the ability to connect to an integral two-wheeled hand truck to transport them to a job site?
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2024
I tried to wrest the loaded-up hand truck from him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2023
It was White, you might remember, who expressed outrage in Brooklyn in April when McGregor took a hand truck and smashed the window of the bus carrying Nurmagomedov and others.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 7, 2018
After six months in Mexico, he moved to downtown Los Angeles to work a hand truck at a produce wholesaler.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 17, 2018
Zach grabbed the hand truck and wheeled it out as fast as he could to start unloading the supers from the honey wagon.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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