springboard

Example Sentences

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But this time, the goal is to build a permanent Moon base to exploit its natural resources and provide a springboard for an attempt to reach Mars.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Tactacon had hoped to pay for her 23-year-old son to graduate from a police academy and for her two daughters, aged 22 and 24, to become nurses, a springboard for high-paying jobs overseas.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

That then served as a springboard for an international career.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

And then from there we were able to springboard into the text of the scenes, but we’d already created this foundation of their lives together and their relationships.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

As the boat struck, we would use its force like a springboard to jump the gate.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan