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Examples of basic training in a Sentence
Our son is in basic training.
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Every battle scene, basic training montage, or sequence of R&R has a secondhand quality, as if they were hastily cobbled together from memories of other war films.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
This adaptation wouldn’t require the heavy computational power that’s needed for basic training, since the CNN would be adding only a few images at a time to its data set.
—Cary Champlin, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Apr. 2017
Harris' record shows no military education, which is the next step after basic training in which enlistees learn a specialty like being a mechanic.
—Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2024
After 13 weeks of basic training, the Reserves just required him to report to duty for one weekend each month over the next two years.
—Brendan Borrell, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2017
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First Known Use
1914, in the meaning defined above
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“Basic training.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basic%20training. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
basic training
noun
: the first part of training for a military recruit
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