crash course

noun

|Updated on: 6 Aug 2018

Examples: crash course in a Sentence

Definition of crash course

: 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

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Examples of crash course in a Sentence

Before her trip, she took a crash course in Russian culture and history at the local university.

Recent Examples of crash course from the Web

Meghan is getting a crash course in royal tour style — something her sister-in-law Kate Middleton is well versed in.

— erin hill, PEOPLE.com, "Meghan Markle Has Already Rocked Two Very Different Looks Today in Ireland: See the Photos!," 11 July 2018
Barb gets a crash course in a foreign culture through her son’s captors, who have endured their share of loss and pain under the shah’s brutal regime.

— f. kathleen foley, latimes.com, "'Hostage' at the Skylight Theatre: a shattering slice of the Iranian crisis," 12 June 2018
While husband Prince Harry has grown up in this world of tradition and rules and corgis, Markle is getting a crash course.

— kathryn lindsay, refinery29.com, "Prince Harry Subtly Telling Meghan Markle To Curtsy Is The Classiest Thing I've Seen All Week," 12 June 2018
Mardi Gras Museum of Imperial Calcasieu: Visitors get a crash course in Mardi Gras history and traditions at this museum on the second floor of the Central School Arts & Humanities Center.

— jody schmal, San Antonio Express-News, "Where to stay and play in Lake Charles," 11 June 2018
The Thai navy SEALs gave the boys crash courses in using diving masks and breathing underwater.

— george styllis, latimes.com, "Fighting time and high waters, first four boys rescued from Thailand cave," 8 July 2018
How To for musicians of all levels, part crash course in the music business, part tips for young or inexperienced artists, and part tutorial on how to use Spotify to get the most value out of the service.

— dan rys, Billboard, "Spotify's Artist Platform Runs Op-Ed On Reasons Not to Sign to Record Labels," 6 July 2018
Purnell said in an interview in January about the crash course she and other cast members underwent at the hands of restaurant industry veteran Justine Slattery.

— ellen gray, Philly.com, "'Sweetbitter' writer brings her palate-conscious novel to TV," 3 May 2018
Support staff— receptionists, schedulers, community health educators, even a hospital data analyst—stayed for a crash course in birth control to stamp out hearsay with medically accurate information.

— kayla webley adler, Marie Claire, "The IUD Vs. The World," 28 June 2018

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