primer

Example Sentences

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The film is both a primer on the form and a refresher for the initiated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

In an investment primer over the summer, BofA Securities analysts dubbed the advent of quantum computing “the next fire moment,” or the biggest and most consequential technological development in hundreds of thousands of years.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Senate in 2002, for a primer on the Fourth Amendment, and what the changes in the ICE memo mean.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

“The Aviator and the Showman” is a lavish, layered narrative, a primer on early aviation and the transition of publishing from genteel carriage trade to an industry increasingly reliant on blockbusters.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2025

Kit sighed and turned back to the primer.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare