How to Use springboard in a Sentence

springboard

1 of 2 noun

• The news served as a springboard for a class discussion.
• There was a time when TV was viewed as the springboard to the big screen.
  — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 15 Apr. 2023
• So now the Bears get their chance to use it as a springboard.
  — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2023
• Oh, and springboard skills that soon morph into the power of flight.
  — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Mar. 2022
• For all of the young cast, the film was a springboard into super-stardom.
  — Amanda Taylor, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2022
• The show has long been a springboard for artists seeking to launch a tour or new album.
  — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 May 2022
• The team at Submarine used the live-action footage as a springboard for their work.
  — Wilson Chapman, Variety, 5 Apr. 2022
• The game will serve as a springboard for Conard (19-4) into the Class LL tournament.
  — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2023
• Heesen and Winch say that the XV67 will act as a springboard for a client’s creativity.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2022
• The song caught fire on TikTok, with the track’s roll call of women being used as a springboard for dance-offs.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2023
• Of course, the original movie itself was there as a springboard for Zinn.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2022
• That Thursday night win over the Broncos could end up being the springboard for a playoff run.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Oct. 2022
• Maybe the 24-point blowout win over Alabama a week ago can be the springboard to something better.
  — Dallas News, 3 Feb. 2023
• And that was a springboard into me learning more about health and fitness and diet.
  — Clarissa Cruz, EW.com, 26 Sep. 2022
• The shift opens up the Sunday-evening perch, which can serve as a springboard to more visible duties.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 Feb. 2024
• The one-pager helps tell the story of year-to-date progress and is a springboard to context for challenges, wins and market insights.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022
• Howard’s potential killing may be the springboard here, but this compact tale is about so much more than that.
  — Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2023
• The move is pitched as a springboard for Thai artists to export their creativity to music lovers around the world.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 11 July 2022
• In an instant—using a tree as a springboard—a young Yakushima macaque jumped onto the deer’s back.
  — Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 31 Aug. 2023
• But the Tigers said Saturday’s results can serve as a springboard for the remainder of the season.
  — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2022
• If Pence had hoped to use his proximity to Trump as a springboard, that was a foolish bet.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 13 Mar. 2023
• Thousands of swimmers and divers are preparing for another year in the pool and on the springboard.
  — Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer, 28 Nov. 2022
• Mark Miles, Doug Boles and company looked at that race as a springboard instead of a saving grace.
  — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 11 May 2023
• This success was the springboard for other achievements.
  — Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 9 June 2023
• DatPiff may well yet become the same kind of springboard for a new generation of acts.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2024
• That unprecedented run became a springboard for what has happened since for Williams and the Suns.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 23 July 2022
• Science fiction has been the springboard for musical flights of fancy as long as TV and movies have been around.
  — Jon Burlingame, Variety, 2 June 2022
• An Alexander Calder piece (now the focal point of a blue powder room) served as a springboard for color testing.
  — Tessa Watson, ELLE Decor, 14 Aug. 2023
• In prior elections, the Iowa Caucuses serve as a springboard in the race, boosting candidates who outperform their competitors.
  — David Jackson, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024
• Before and during this year’s edition, the festival’s guests and policies were a springboard for heated discussion of the war in Ukraine, the war in Palestine, antisemitism and Germany’s far-Right political movements.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 27 Feb. 2024

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springboard

2 of 2 verb

• The Timbers picked up results in eight of their past 10 games since late August to springboard to the top half of the Western Conference table.
  — Portland Timbers and Thorns Fc, oregonlive, 22 Oct. 2021
• Izzo and his players hope Tuesday’s win over the Terps will springboard them toward finishing among the top four.
  — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 10 Feb. 2023
• The critter’s girthy gams thrust from behind to springboard the body up and out; a pair of acrobatic arms stretch forward to seamlessly break the fall.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 15 June 2022
• Both quarterbacks will be looking for a strong finish to springboard them in 2023 after their teams slumped at the end of the regular season.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 28 Dec. 2022
• But the key to that is accepting that feeling and then using that feeling of pain or suffering or whatever that is to help springboard you to the next one.
  — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Oct. 2021
• For Tessa Filipczyk, this year was supposed to springboard her career in marine and coastal science.
  — Catarina Saraiva, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2020
• The way the Mavericks are going to springboard into the title contender discussion isn’t the draft or free agency, anyway.
  — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 17 Nov. 2020
• All the years of manifesting his goals ended with a dramatic coronation at the trials, one that could springboard him to a second Olympic gold medal.
  — oregonlive, 30 July 2021
• Universal used the attention to springboard its way to a phenomenon.
  — Washington Post, 13 May 2021
• The injuries to Johnson and others have something to do with that, but there is some hope the offense took something from the Titans game that can springboard them into better and more consistent performances.
  — Ray Fittipaldo, baltimoresun.com, 31 Oct. 2020
• Can anybody reasonably doubt that this win could springboard them to a second consecutive title?
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2021
• The coronavirus pandemic has led to the genesis of a new class of bonds, paving the way for fund managers to springboard from socially responsible investing to putting money toward the health crisis.
  — Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ, 3 June 2020
• The companies that see these opportunities first and those that can capitalize on them will springboard ahead of their competition.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 6 Apr. 2021
• Themes are tight and cellular, yet wide-open enough to springboard the quartet’s fanciful improvisations.
  — Hannah Edgar, chicagotribune.com, 23 Mar. 2022
• The plan is for the podcast to springboard into other iterations that cover genres like Valentine's Day romantic comedies, Halloween horror films, summer blockbusters and more, with the hosts changing by season based on the theme.
  — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2022
• The new group will be targeting members of Congress running for reelection, as well as state-level candidates who are using lies about the 2020 election to try to springboard into higher office, often with Trump's backing.
  — Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN, 5 Jan. 2022
• Organizers like Le Brusq hope the kinds of connections local lawmakers built with constituents over the course of the last election cycle help springboard into upcoming contests that are likely to begin taking shape as early as this year.
  — Alisa Wiersema, ABC News, 22 May 2021
• Segmenting your sales teams based on the individual strengths of teams, support and clients can help springboard your fix into a differentiator for your organization.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 Apr. 2021
• But Metzler’s dedication to the job helped springboard her into other opportunities.
  — Rosie Colosi, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2021
• Democratic insiders say that the attorney general's team has already been seeking early endorsements to help springboard the campaign after months of deliberating over whether to run.
  — Michael Lee, Fox News, 27 Oct. 2021
• This naturally spurs Hunter’s desire to springboard a potential win into superstardom.
  — Courtney Howard, Variety, 7 Apr. 2022
• The Timbers picked up results in eight of their past 10 games since late August to springboard to the top half of the Western Conference table.
  — Portland Timbers and Thorns Fc, oregonlive, 22 Oct. 2021
• Izzo and his players hope Tuesday’s win over the Terps will springboard them toward finishing among the top four.
  — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 10 Feb. 2023
• The critter’s girthy gams thrust from behind to springboard the body up and out; a pair of acrobatic arms stretch forward to seamlessly break the fall.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 15 June 2022
• Both quarterbacks will be looking for a strong finish to springboard them in 2023 after their teams slumped at the end of the regular season.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 28 Dec. 2022
• But the key to that is accepting that feeling and then using that feeling of pain or suffering or whatever that is to help springboard you to the next one.
  — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Oct. 2021
• For Tessa Filipczyk, this year was supposed to springboard her career in marine and coastal science.
  — Catarina Saraiva, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2020
• The way the Mavericks are going to springboard into the title contender discussion isn’t the draft or free agency, anyway.
  — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 17 Nov. 2020
• All the years of manifesting his goals ended with a dramatic coronation at the trials, one that could springboard him to a second Olympic gold medal.
  — oregonlive, 30 July 2021
• Universal used the attention to springboard its way to a phenomenon.
  — Washington Post, 13 May 2021

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