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

Here’s a primer on how Sasaki found his hype track, and how it’s become the breakout hit of L.A. this fall.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025

This was just a primer for the assault on the senses that is Shangri-La.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2025

It’s like I’m getting a primer coat of ugly for the day.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina