How to Use sounding board in a Sentence

sounding board

noun
  • My friend is my sounding board for new ideas.
  • Lila needs a friend and a sounding board at this point, not a life coach.
    — Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Aim to be a sounding board rather than try to solve their problems for them.
    — Sarah Vanbuskirk, Parents, 29 July 2024
  • And try not to have your child be the sounding board for your own climate change fears.
    — Mia Taylor, Parents, 19 Sep. 2023
  • These are more of a sounding board and chance to highlight issues.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2022
  • So, just being there as a creative sounding board is my main job.
    — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Brian Burns was new to the team and seems more like a steady sounding board.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Troy has been a wonderful sounding board from afar.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Boards serve as a safe and objective sounding board.
    — Wendy Stewart, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Bogdanovic became a sounding board for ideas, and the two built a strong bond.
    — Jason Jones, sacbee, 14 Apr. 2018
  • Did Freeman need a sounding board?
    — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Peake says that his wife Treana is also a good sounding board.
    — Brianne Tracy, Peoplemag, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Luckily, each owner has a sounding board in palm of their hand.
    — Katherine Fitzgerald, azcentral, 18 June 2020
  • For most women, your money mentor should be your sounding board for new jobs and salary.
    — Latoya Peterson, Teen Vogue, 7 Aug. 2018
  • And family members and close friends serve as sounding boards.
    — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2025
  • Her father, Daryl Schiff, led the group, while her mother worked the sound board.
    — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 31 July 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
  • Having a sounding board with which to toss ideas back and forth can be extremely valuable.
    — Roberta Matuson, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
  • But Teresa is much more than a mere sounding board for the fears and desires of others.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
  • During those years, Leigh Anne was a sounding board for her husband.
    — Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Treat it as a sounding board for album names, tour titles and hook ideas… the stuff that would make your spouse or best friend groan.
    — Seth Yudof, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Be a sounding board for their angst and regret — without trying to rush them through these hard emotions.
    — Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Having each other as sounding boards throughout their creative process was a bonus.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Throughout the last two seasons, Brooks has been a key sounding board for younger teammates.
    — Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Gabriel Byrne won't be the soothing sounding board for patients' angst anymore.
    — Bill Carter For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 16 Dec. 2020
  • Świątek has been able to use both as a sounding board, learning tips that have helped with her approach to tennis and wider life.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
  • The second is to enlist a mentor as a sounding board and for candid feedback.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2021
  • Everyone else can just go find another query sounding board.
    — Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The meetup has been a sounding board, a time to share creative or family pursuits.
    — Bob Timmons, Star Tribune, 5 Dec. 2020
  • 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

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