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
I do think Richard is jumping off a high board here – a high diving board – without thinking about it.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 1, 2011
Behind the school a high board fence separated girlside from boyside, and the back of the play yard was bounded by a slough of standing water in which tall tules and even cattails grew.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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