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.
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The report found the company to be exceptional, with quibbles so minor that explaining them here would require a crash course in the dense lexicon of climate reporting.
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Justin Worland, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
That now includes the aforementioned farm boy, Luke Skywalker, who’s getting a crash course in Jedi knighthood from a curious, swamp-dwelling master of the force called Yoda.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Two of Carter’s friends were getting married and what was meant to be a week-long vacation-cum-wedding celebration quickly turned into a crash course as a wedding coordinator.
—Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
Aquarius Season thunders in from January 19 to February 18, offering the zodiac a crash course in belonging to a community and finding the courage to stand alone.
—Colin Bedell, Them, 16 Jan. 2025
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Justin Worland, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
That now includes the aforementioned farm boy, Luke Skywalker, who’s getting a crash course in Jedi knighthood from a curious, swamp-dwelling master of the force called Yoda.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Two of Carter’s friends were getting married and what was meant to be a week-long vacation-cum-wedding celebration quickly turned into a crash course as a wedding coordinator.
—Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
Aquarius Season thunders in from January 19 to February 18, offering the zodiac a crash course in belonging to a community and finding the courage to stand alone.
—Colin Bedell, Them, 16 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for crash course
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“Crash course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crash%20course. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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