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
When they weren’t pumping iron, they were probably talking about cars.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2022
Jessie James Decker has been pumping iron and the results speak for themselves.
From Fox News • Feb. 2, 2021
"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
