How to Use launchpad in a Sentence

launchpad

noun

• The press site is a little more than three miles from the launchpad.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2018
• The fire on state park land south of the launchpad was extinguished.
  — Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2023
• That range used to be a launchpad or proving ground for a lot of future stars.
  — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2026
• Democrats see the state as the launchpad for their party’s comeback.
  — James Hohmann, Washington Post, 15 May 2018
• In Tatum’s playing, any one note was just the launchpad for a dozen more.
  — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2026
• In the past, it has been used as a launchpad for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
  — Amira El-Fekki‎ john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
• The team sees Busan as a vital launchpad for the project.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
• Boeing stretched to make it to the launchpad this year, let alone into orbit.
  — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2024
• Utah State has turned its sideline into a launchpad.
  — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026
• The trip didn’t involve a rocket lifting up from a launchpad.
  — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 11 July 2021
• Starship would be caught by a pair of chopstick-like arms that extend from the launchpad.
  — Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
• No plans were made for what should have been a quick journey, but delays on the launchpad ensued.
  — Jenni Avins, Quartz, 20 July 2019
• And for Swanston, the new stadium could be a launchpad for more projects down the line.
  — P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
• The status of both Cannes and Venice as awards launchpads is at an all-time high.
  — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2025
• The Heavy roared to life, a plume of smoke and steam shooting sideways from the launchpad.
  — Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2018
• The more revealing number was not on the launchpad.
  — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
• Still, Britain’s space entrepreneurs say having a launchpad near home might give them an edge.
  — Stanley Reed, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2020
• Using what happened today as a launchpad for the next day is a key to resilience.
  — Mike Kessler, Men's Health, 25 May 2022
• But the hope of any off-world future starts on a launchpad, like the one at least some of us will be watching next week.
  — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2022
• It can be used while sitting on the launchpad or even in the first few minutes after takeoff.
  — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
• The mayor’s spot has in the past been a launchpad for the presidency.
  — William Kazer, WSJ, 22 Nov. 2018
• The rocket will now undergo a week of testing at the launchpad.
  — Jason Abbruzzese, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2024
• The importance of both Cannes and Venice as launchpads is at an all-time high.
  — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2025
• The massive spacecraft exploded in the air, and the test wrecked the launchpad.
  — Justine Calma, The Verge, 13 Aug. 2024
• The film served as something of a launchpad for the two as film-festival darlings for the next few years.
  — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024
• Use today’s meetup between the moon and Jupiter as a launchpad.
  — Usa Today, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
• Blue Origin chose to build their own, clean-sheet launchpad for New Glenn.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 20 Sep. 2019
• That’s why the most forward-looking states are turning high school into the launchpad.
  — Vicki Phillips, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
• But the smarter approach treats it as a launchpad for routines and habits that stick well beyond the day itself.
  — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
• Success should be a launchpad if teams want to stay relevant and lead the way into the future.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2026