dumbbell

Example Sentences

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The Dominicans celebrated home runs by posing with a dumbbell adorned with plantains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

“I bought the first one of these on EBay,” Rogen said of a standing Maurice Chalvignac ashtray that looks like the lovechild of a dumbbell and a Q-tip.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2024

"The dumbbell thus acts a bit like the needle on a compass, allowing us to read off the z coordinate according to its orientation," says Prof. Dr. Dieter Meschede.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2024

Carrasco, 36, was lifting weights before Sunday’s game against Seattle when he set down a 50-pound dumbbell and it flipped over, landing on his pinky, Showalter said before New York played at Washington.

From Washington Times • Sep. 6, 2023

Mr. Larson holds Sammy over his head like a dumbbell.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy