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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Consider it a graduate-level crash course in comedy acting.
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Alison Weinflash, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2025
Motherhood is the ultimate crash course in adaptability.
—Gisela Carere, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Having this kind of personal access to a true Disney expert felt like we were being given a theme park crash course for the ages.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2025
For the Pistons, a young team getting ready to make its first playoff run, Antetokounmpo provided a crash course on what playing the league’s best will be like in the postseason.
—Eric Nehm, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
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Alison Weinflash, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2025
Motherhood is the ultimate crash course in adaptability.
—Gisela Carere, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Having this kind of personal access to a true Disney expert felt like we were being given a theme park crash course for the ages.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2025
For the Pistons, a young team getting ready to make its first playoff run, Antetokounmpo provided a crash course on what playing the league’s best will be like in the postseason.
—Eric Nehm, New York Times, 12 Apr. 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 21 May. 2025.
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