fast/quick study

noun

US
: a person who learns things quickly

Examples of fast/quick study in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Guggenberger, though, is proving to be a quick study in the rink. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024 Miami Dolphins – Cooper Beebe, G, Kansas State With experience playing every position along the line except center, Beebe is a versatile and polished pass protector who should be a quick study as a pro. Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2023 The sensitive, magnetic kid who would come to be known as Queen Latifah was a quick study. Emily Lordi, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2023 Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said the veteran power forward has proven to be a quick study since he was added at the Feb. 9 NBA trading deadline. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2023 Credit the true freshman’s accomplishment to being a quick study and the ability to not be overwhelmed by the situation. Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 Yet Walker proved a quick study in Memphis and was back in St. Louis on June 2. Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 22 June 2023 Training on those tactics has gone well, according to multiple U.S. officials, and a motivated Ukrainian force has shown itself to be a quick study. Thomas Gibbons-Neff, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2023 With that in mind, Sanders, long a political insider and now a politician herself, is proving to be a quick study, and one whose significance within the Republican Party seems, for now, guaranteed. Rafi Schwartz, The Week, 20 Jan. 2023

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“Fast/quick study.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fast%2Fquick%20study. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

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