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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It’s been a crash course that the New York Yankees hope prevents their top prospect from looking like a crash dummy. —

Brendan Kuty, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025 There's a lot of art imitating life, too, with Daniel learning from Johnny’s aggressive style and Johnny getting a crash course in Daniel’s balance and defense. —

Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025 The newcomers were introduced to Stripe’s culture with a crash course on how to write like a Stripe employee and an intro to the business from Collison. —

Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025 Edman drove a ball into the right-center field gap that seemed destined to drop in between Taylor and Starling Marte — the two outfielders also were on a crash course right for one another. —

Ryan Morik, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for crash course