How to Use sounding board in a Sentence

sounding board

noun

• My friend is my sounding board for new ideas.
• On the campaign and in the White House, Melania has been Trump’s sounding board.
  — Jada Yuan, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2020
• Her father, Daryl Schiff, led the group, while her mother worked the sound board.
  — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 31 July 2018
• And try not to have your child be the sounding board for your own climate change fears.
  — Mia Taylor, Parents, 19 Sep. 2023
• Aim to be a sounding board rather than try to solve their problems for them.
  — Sarah Vanbuskirk, Parents, 29 July 2024
• He’s supposed to be a sounding board for GM Chris Young.
  — Dallas News, 28 Nov. 2022
• Bogdanovic became a sounding board for ideas, and the two built a strong bond.
  — Jason Jones, sacbee, 14 Apr. 2018
• It not, there is better sounding board on how to build it from ground up.
  — Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2024
• These are more of a sounding board and chance to highlight issues.
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2022
• For the past two years, Hill has acted as a sounding board on the sideline for Duggan.
  — Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 13 Aug. 2021
• The moon serves as Quill's sounding board and confidant.
  — David Lindquist, Indianapolis Star, 18 Oct. 2019
• Which is serving on a board, being a sounding board for CEOs.
  — Theodore Schleifer, Recode, 17 June 2018
• Headphones are a great way to keep from being the sounding board for your neighbor who can’t take a hint.
  — Kristie Koerbel, New York Times, 24 May 2023
• Two artists in particular, Frank Ocean and Tyler, the Creator, served as a sounding board for the record.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2023
• When the Red Sox were considering whether to bring Alex back, Joey was a sounding board.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 21 Mar. 2021
• Sasso, who made a splash on The Circle, will serve as Jack's sounding board and dating guide.
  — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 5 Aug. 2020
• The two brothers talk by phone about twice a day, Jeff often serving as a sounding board for Jess.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 30 July 2021
• Peake says that his wife Treana is also a good sounding board.
  — Brianne Tracy, Peoplemag, 18 Nov. 2022
• Throughout the last two seasons, Brooks has been a key sounding board for younger teammates.
  — Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 4 Apr. 2022
• His character is a friend to Ted, as well as a sounding board and a kind of oddball savant.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 15 Mar. 2023
• Instead, Levin was a sounding board for Berman’s feelings.
  — Rhaina Cohen, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2021
• Sarah Churchill, like the others, saw to her father’s comfort, but was also a sounding board for his ideas.
  — Jennifer Day, chicagotribune.com, 17 Nov. 2020
• Luckily, each owner has a sounding board in palm of their hand.
  — Katherine Fitzgerald, azcentral, 18 June 2020
• Gabriel Byrne won't be the soothing sounding board for patients' angst anymore.
  — Bill Carter For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 16 Dec. 2020
• For most women, your money mentor should be your sounding board for new jobs and salary.
  — Latoya Peterson, Teen Vogue, 7 Aug. 2018
• There’s a big part of A&R which is about encouragement and being a sounding board and Ed’s coming with ideas all the time.
  — Mark Sutherland, Variety, 3 Dec. 2022
• The second is to enlist a mentor as a sounding board and for candid feedback.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2021
• Having a sounding board with which to toss ideas back and forth can be extremely valuable.
  — Roberta Matuson, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
• Stylist Cary Robinson—her sounding board for all things chic, who also happens to be her mom—nodded in agreement.
  — Freya Drohan, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
• Our job as advisers is to help clients address problems with effective solutions, be a sounding board, and point out when their emotions may be getting the best of them.
  — Steve Booren, The Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024