How to Use the boards in a Sentence

the boards

plural noun
  • Teammates jumped over the boards to skate to her, as Muller's arms remained raised.
    — Sean Nevin, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Showers are tucked into the corner of this bathing area, and water drains through the boards.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2026
  • Cranston says the boards without prices contain Easter eggs.
    — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
  • At one point, Wells skated over to Leetch and told him to hop over the boards anyway.
    — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • Cronin spent most of the season demanding more of Dent on defense and on the boards.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The few that were actually aimed at teammates were often rushed — too long or too hard off the boards.
    — John Shipley, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026
  • The forward deked past the goaltender, backhanded the puck into the net and then slid into the boards.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Doan uses his smarts, high energy and heavy frame to dominate puck battles, control the boards and break up plays in all three zones.
    — Harman Dayal, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • There’s not a more satisfying show currently on the boards in North Texas.
    — Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Holmberg’s line forechecks hard, holds onto pucks and wins battles along the boards, and is extremely dependable at both ends of the rink.
    — Harman Dayal, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Cosme’s play on the boards, however, did not go unnoticed by the RedHawks.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
  • He was injured in Dallas on March 8 after crashing into the boards.
    — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Triplett’s production on the boards is emblematic of his ability.
    — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
  • From behind the net, Allen sent the puck around the boards right to Marc Gatcomb while the Devils were in a line change.
    — CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The Spartans had a 35-23 advantage on the boards and did not allow any second-chance baskets.
    — ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The transaction has been unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The theatrical stars first became friends in the early 2000s, while both on the boards in different stage musicals.
    — Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
  • This marks Reeves' Broadway debut, and a return to the boards for Winter for the first time since 1979.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The Bruins controlled the boards, 49-25, with Amanda Muse grabbing seven off the bench.
    — Apress, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Heiskanen appeared to get sandwiched in between Hartman and the boards before going down in a heap and possibly getting his knee tangled up underneath him.
    — R.j. Coyle, Dallas Morning News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Later, Josh Manson got planted into the metal part of the boards near the home bench at game speed, suffering an upper-body injury that sent him back to the locker room.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The pending contract was first approved last weekend and the boards of WGA East and West approved the deal on Tuesday.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The transaction was unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both media giants, the companies said in a joint news release, with a vote expected in the early spring.
    — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen never returned after being knocked hard into the boards by Hartman late in the first period.
    — CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The star forward scored his final points of the night by crashing the boards and outhustling multiple Spurs for a putback of a Jalen Brunson miss, which proved to be the difference in the game.
    — Juan Carlos Blanco, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Petrovic made an impact early, crunching Nick Foligno against the boards between the benches, leaving Foligno in considerable pain.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • Then, after Vegas ganged up on Drew Helleson along the boards, former Duck William Karlsson fed Marner below the goal line.
    — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
  • Some hurts Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen never returned because of a lower-body injury after being knocked hard into the boards by Hartman late in the first period.
    — CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Alba also serves on the boards of Yahoo, the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and Baby2Baby.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Wisconsin won the battle of the boards 37-36, and Underwood said allowing the Badgers 11 offensive rebounds was a killer.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026

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