pumping iron
Example Sentences
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Once he’s by himself, he screams out his frustration while pumping iron.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026
To be sure, the old standards of pumping iron and lacing up running shoes aren’t completely dead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2025
A shirtless Zac Efron assures fans he is fine — pumping iron, even — after reportedly suffering some distress while swimming in a pool in Ibiza, Spain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2024
Some schools will have players pumping iron this week.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 8, 2020
"There's this guy at the junior high, Ben Fraser, who has humungous muscles. And he got them by pumping iron."
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
