sounding board

Example Sentences

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Another part of the mental burden of being the spouse who handles the finances is that you need a sounding board for your ideas.

From MarketWatch

He says the general knowledge it has developed about him has turned it into an effective sounding board—especially when he’s under stress.

From The Wall Street Journal

Julie Lu is part of several mom friend groups that have been great sounding boards for raising kids and socializing.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It has been very cathartic to use the world as a sounding board,” the rapper said at the time.

From Los Angeles Times

But we really try to be there for each other as a sounding board whenever we’re working.

From Los Angeles Times