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Examples of diving board in a Sentence
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The waterpark also has pools, a diving board, a spray garden, and a sand area for building sandcastles.
—Brittany Anas, The Denver Post, 6 June 2024
Wiberg Aquatic Center The Wiberg Aquatic Center at Wirth Park, 2585 N. Pilgrim Road, Brookfield, has diving boards, flume slides and water playground features for your kids to enjoy.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 24 May 2024
The researchers’ device is composed of an extremely thin cantilevered shaft (like a diving board) made of silicon that responds to minute fluctuations in air flow created by sound.
—Jordan Pearson, New York Times, 16 May 2024
The Avondale Aquatic Center also has diving boards and an outdoor seating area with shade canopies.
—Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2024
The opening spread featured Bertinelli sitting on a diving board.
—Ana Calderone, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
When this happens, the entire ground around the tree will feel like a diving board.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 5 Feb. 2024
The show both started and ended with SZA perched on a diving board, mirroring the SOS cover.
—Pitchfork, 20 Dec. 2023
The house is cleaned up now, and the pool is converted to a vegetable garden, its diving board still in place at the old deep end.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 30 July 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1891, in the meaning defined above
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“Diving board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diving%20board. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
diving board
noun
: a flexible board fastened at one end and used for diving into water
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