launching pad
Example Sentences
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He put down his cricket bat for good around the age of 16 to focus entirely on baseball and used Oregon State as a launching pad to the top of the MLB draft.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
So the Chancellor is trying to use this moment of a tangible cut to every household's energy bill as a launching pad for a wider attempt to gee up consumer and business confidence.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
Manchester United caretaker boss Darren Fletcher hopes Benjamin Sesko's double in a 2-2 draw at Burnley proves to be the launching pad for the Slovenian striker after a tough start to life at Old Trafford.
From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026
A plush, red velvet fauteuil tucked into the lower right corner of the picture is like an upscale launching pad, which has propelled the man to the balustrade along a tall French window.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025
Sputnik chases its rocket trail back to the launching pad and polio stalks the land.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
