diving board
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of diving board
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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For him, finding the diving board at an early age was salvation.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2024
This felt, he reported, “like hanging horizontally on belts, as if in a suspended state,” a circumstance passingly familiar to anyone who has been on a roller coaster or jumped off a diving board.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2023
“It’s definitely a shock when you think you’re on the diving board of your career, and you jump off and you end up with a shallower bottom than you hoped,” Goldberg said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2023
Plus, the sugared-up Maghen-Dekel boys both jumped from that diving board with healthy encouragement from their parents, who despite keeping a literal scoreboard at home, lead their family with incredible heart.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 20, 2023
All her life Marilyn had been awed by that precision and beauty in her husband, in his body She had rarely, if ever, seen him make a mistake off the diving board.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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