How to Use crash course in a Sentence

crash course

noun
Definition of crash coursenext
  • Before her trip, she took a crash course in Russian culture and history at the local university.
  • In many ways, the last few weeks have been like a crash course for him.
    — Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 28 Sep. 2022
  • All of us have had a crash course in viruses the last few years.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 2 June 2022
  • Foley, Pruitt and Tucker met in the gym for a crash course.
    — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 30 July 2023
  • Keep scrolling for a crash course on some of our favorite types of cakes.
    — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Over the last year and a bit, most of us have been given a crash course in working from home.
    — Marshall Bright, refinery29.com, 23 Sep. 2021
  • He was hired in 1989 and soon after got a crash course in chemistry.
    — Kathleen McGrory, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2022
  • All of his new teammates have gotten a crash course themselves over the course of the spring.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2024
  • The years between then and now gave him more height, a crash course in English, and a new idea about change.
    — Emily Davies, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Millions around the world have gotten a crash course in grief during the past two years.
    — Rachel Feintzeig, WSJ, 7 Feb. 2022
  • For a guy not used to the spotlight, Clayton Echard is getting a crash course.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 5 Jan. 2022
  • Kibblesmith got a crash course in the story logic of the Archie world.
    — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2022
  • The performance was a crash course in NYC dance club culture.
    — Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Simone Biles received a crash course on it five years ago in Rio de Janeiro.
    — Will Graves, Chron, 28 July 2021
  • To catch up, members of Congress and their staffs are seeking a crash course on AI.
    — Cat Zakrzewski and Cristiano Lima, Anchorage Daily News, 18 June 2023
  • More on quitting, from Quartz Quitting: a crash course.
    — Nate Dicamillo, Quartz, 1 June 2023
  • This three-month crash course moved Seoul to the top of my post-pandemic travel wish list.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Aug. 2021
  • From the meeting room to the weight room to the huddle, first-year players got a crash course in how the Bears will conduct business.
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2022
  • And Funk’s data reveals that the crash course has been frustrating for many of them.
    — Max G. Levy, Wired, 28 Dec. 2021
  • The sharpest chapter is a crash course on how to predict the weather, a process Palmer helped to modernize.
    — Amy Brady, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2022
  • From an early age, White got a crash course on how to handle people.
    — J.d. Capelouto, ajc, 11 Feb. 2022
  • For months, hundreds of Afghans have been cloistered away on a crash course about South Korea.
    — WSJ, 24 Feb. 2022
  • Shane Stephenson got a crash course in firefighting during his first week on the job.
    — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 19 June 2023
  • Solomon, our guide, knew the labyrinth of alleyways like the back of his hand, and we were given a crash course on the history and culture of the city.
    — Summer Rylander, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2022
  • Since then, he’s spent at least three hours each week in a formal English-speaking crash course.
    — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The past two and a half years have been a global crash course in infection prevention.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 23 June 2022
  • The kids get a crash course in classic rock history: Led Zeppelin.
    — Luke Ottenhof, Billboard, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Fabian Lysell, 19, is getting a crash course in NHL life.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Oct. 2022
  • So, for those who have been living under a rock (read: home office), here's a crash course in the latest and greatest: 1.
    — Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 18 Mar. 2022
  • This new garden was a crash course in the importance of growing seasons.
    — Paige Curtis, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2023

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