jumping-off place

Example Sentences

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A book was a big jumping-off place for me.

From Los Angeles Times

Indeed, her husband, her parents and her career are the foundations of many stories, but “the real jumping-off place of the book is where I was let go from my job,” she explains.

From Los Angeles Times

The practice dates back to the Gold Rush, when the city’s powerful attraction as a jumping-off place for Forty-Niners seeking their fortunes in the nearby hills generated an equally potent counter-narrative.

From Los Angeles Times

This criteria as a jumping-off place naturally leads to a wildly diverse group of people.

From Los Angeles Times

“Rely on seasonal greenery as a jumping-off place,” she says.

From Washington Post