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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But achieving all this took its toll — and gave the movie’s first-time director a crash course in the ups and downs (mostly downs) of indie filmmaking.
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
The trial presented a crash course in the entrenched gang lifestyle that drives so much of the city’s seemingly endless violence, from typical disputes over drug turf to the more recent phenomenon where tit-for-tat disses on social media foster a cycle of retaliation and murder.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Oh, and Ken (Ryan Gosling) is there, too — getting a crash course on the patriarchy.
—Charlotte Walsh, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Another exquisite set from Warner Archive following this year’s earlier Clark Gable, Gary Cooper, and Elizabeth Taylor collections, this six-film package provides a rousing crash course in the work of one of the greatest action stars of his era.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2025
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
The trial presented a crash course in the entrenched gang lifestyle that drives so much of the city’s seemingly endless violence, from typical disputes over drug turf to the more recent phenomenon where tit-for-tat disses on social media foster a cycle of retaliation and murder.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Oh, and Ken (Ryan Gosling) is there, too — getting a crash course on the patriarchy.
—Charlotte Walsh, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Another exquisite set from Warner Archive following this year’s earlier Clark Gable, Gary Cooper, and Elizabeth Taylor collections, this six-film package provides a rousing crash course in the work of one of the greatest action stars of his era.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Crash course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crash%20course. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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