high board
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“Separated only by a short stretch of land and a high board fence, the two ‘silent cities’ present the most vivid contrast imaginable.
From Washington Post • Nov. 2, 2022
Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh went to a Wolverines diving-team practice and — fully clothed — leapt off a high board.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2017
When you ask for a joint session you are diving off a high board -- you've got to deliver.
From Reuters • Sep. 7, 2011
This is what sent Capello off the high board: the suggestion of disobedience, or indolence, so close to Saturday's opening match against USA.
From The Guardian • Jun. 8, 2010
I pointed across the lake where the high school boys loitered on the pier and dove off the high board to show off for the girls.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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