crash course

Example Sentences

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For outsiders, Musk v Altman offered a crash course in how power is wielded in Silicon Valley.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

While his peers scrimmaged against players in their own grade, the young Kon Knueppel spent his evenings taking a crash course in basketball nitty-gritty from guys two or three times his age.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

As squad cars waited outside the family’s Lakeland, Florida, trailer home, she gave them a crash course in how to care for the 4-month-old.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

Americans are about to get a crash course in the global economy — and it’s not just about oil supply.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

Of course, everything in the Hab had a crash course in depressurization a few months back.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir