springboard

Example Sentences

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This game could be a springboard to a series win that would lead to a Western Conference semifinal series in two weeks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

There’s two Loyola High athletes, sprinter Zion Phelps and 400 runner Ejam Yohannes, who hope to use Arcadia as a springboard to continue their early success this season.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

He hit headlines in the 1990 games after striking and cutting his head on the springboard while competing.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

That then served as a springboard for an international career.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Farmer used my word as a springboard for another narration of Haiti.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French