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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Along the way, watchers get a crash course in high-stakes telescope design and assembly.
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 15 June 2025
As opposed to the San Diego Padres’ Jackson Merrill, who had all of 2024 spring training to prepare for his move from shortstop to center, Cruz received a crash course.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 29 May 2025
When Harvard’s Chan School issued the press release, an environmental chemistry postdoc was giving Azimi a crash course in water sampling at the utility sink in the garage of his Boston home.
—Ashley Belanger – May 27, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2025
They have been fully immersed in the Panther way for about 10 weeks now, receiving a crash course of how to play the team’s grind-it-out style that frustrates opponents before being fully thrust into Florida’s latest playoff run.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 15 June 2025
As opposed to the San Diego Padres’ Jackson Merrill, who had all of 2024 spring training to prepare for his move from shortstop to center, Cruz received a crash course.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 29 May 2025
When Harvard’s Chan School issued the press release, an environmental chemistry postdoc was giving Azimi a crash course in water sampling at the utility sink in the garage of his Boston home.
—Ashley Belanger – May 27, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2025
They have been fully immersed in the Panther way for about 10 weeks now, receiving a crash course of how to play the team’s grind-it-out style that frustrates opponents before being fully thrust into Florida’s latest playoff run.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
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“Crash course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crash%20course. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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