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Examples of basic training in a Sentence
Our son is in basic training.
Recent Examples on the Web
Each horse is trained for several months at the Household Cavalry Training Wing in Windsor and the Hyde Park Barracks in London, which includes both basic training and riding the horses through the streets to desensitize them to loud noises, cars, and people.
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Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 14 June 2024
Dana Taylor: And teachers who carry must complete 40 hours of basic training in school policing.
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Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 23 May 2024
His time in service was spent in South Carolina for basic training and he was later stationed at Camp Geiger, then Chesapeake, and finally Washington, D.C., according to his obituary.
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Killian Baarlaer, The Enquirer, 5 July 2024
The first tranche of prisoner recruits is already in basic training, according to Maliuska.
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Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN, 13 June 2024
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Word History
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 26 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
basic training
noun
: the first part of training for a military recruit
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