crash course
noun
: a rapid and intense course of study
also
: an experience that resembles such a course
has been given a crash course in diplomacy in his first weeks in office
Examples of crash course in a Sentence
Before her trip, she took a crash course in Russian culture and history at the local university.
Recent Examples on the Web
So, with scouts and coaches projecting him to play to in the slot in the NFL, Smith-Wade took a crash course on the nickel position at the Senior Bowl in January.
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Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024
The programs, designed to be a crash course in design, technology and nature, is now available at Mt. Potosi near Las Vegas; Red Cliffs Lodge in Moab, Utah; Grey Wolf Ranch in Horseshoe Bay, Texas; and Gunstock Mountain in Gilford, New Hampshire.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 4 May 2024
The wedding was in November, 2021, and on the preceding evenings Andrew received a crash course in ranchera.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
Buckle up, because identifying your most flattering colors might take time, patience and a crash course in style history.
—Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
In the final elimination week of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 16, the top four queens were given a crash course in an important part of their post-show lives — the art of branding.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2024
When Betty Buckley’s grandmotherly scholar shows up to give us a crash course in the cultural history of kids with spirit besties, an already weak film suddenly exhibits the tedium of a book report.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
After a crash course in grasshopper husbandry, an initial group of about a dozen zookeepers were given a kit that included between 30 and 50 eggs, a heat-emitting incandescent bulb, and a glass enclosure.
—Matthew Ponsford, WIRED, 19 Mar. 2024
All of his new teammates have gotten a crash course themselves over the course of the spring.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2024
Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024
The programs, designed to be a crash course in design, technology and nature, is now available at Mt. Potosi near Las Vegas; Red Cliffs Lodge in Moab, Utah; Grey Wolf Ranch in Horseshoe Bay, Texas; and Gunstock Mountain in Gilford, New Hampshire.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 4 May 2024
The wedding was in November, 2021, and on the preceding evenings Andrew received a crash course in ranchera.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
Buckle up, because identifying your most flattering colors might take time, patience and a crash course in style history.
—Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
In the final elimination week of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 16, the top four queens were given a crash course in an important part of their post-show lives — the art of branding.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2024
When Betty Buckley’s grandmotherly scholar shows up to give us a crash course in the cultural history of kids with spirit besties, an already weak film suddenly exhibits the tedium of a book report.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
After a crash course in grasshopper husbandry, an initial group of about a dozen zookeepers were given a kit that included between 30 and 50 eggs, a heat-emitting incandescent bulb, and a glass enclosure.
—Matthew Ponsford, WIRED, 19 Mar. 2024
All of his new teammates have gotten a crash course themselves over the course of the spring.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2024
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“Crash course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crash%20course. Accessed 12 May. 2024.
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