How to Use crash course in a Sentence

crash course

noun
  • Before her trip, she took a crash course in Russian culture and history at the local university.
  • For those who aren’t, here’s a crash course.
    — Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • Keep scrolling for a crash course on some of our favorite types of cakes.
    — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Here’s your crash course on credit, and tips to make your score shine.
    — Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2020
  • The past few months have been like a crash course in politics.
    — Jaclyn Corin, Seventeen, 21 Mar. 2018
  • Want a crash course on the afterlife?
    — Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Here’s a quick crash course on the stadium plans and how to weigh in.
    — Sofi Zeman february 2, Kansas City Star, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Once they were cast, the twins gave the crew a crash course on working with infants.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Many of us have been given a crash course in working from home over the past few weeks.
    — Marshall Bright, refinery29.com, 17 Apr. 2020
  • All that air time also served as a crash course on how to do interviews.
    — Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Mar. 2021
  • In some ways, the drama was her crash course in the industry.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 4 May 2021
  • And the Browns got a crash course in it from two teams who do it as good as anyone.
    — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 19 Oct. 2020
  • 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
  • The trip was a crash course in family camping.
    — Jenny Wiegand, Outside, 27 Aug. 2025
  • For a crash course, look no further than our edit below.
    — Christina Holevas, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2026
  • So consider this your crash course on all things kitchen cleaning.
    — Audrey Bruno, SELF, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Of course, that could put him on a crash course with his new best friend, Elon Musk.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Here's a crash course on things to do that even a broke college student can afford.
    — Danielle Woodward, azcentral, 17 Aug. 2019
  • Millions around the world have gotten a crash course in grief during the past two years.
    — Rachel Feintzeig, WSJ, 7 Feb. 2022
  • Our first day at sea provides a crash course in the highs and lows of luxury cruise life.
    — Christopher Bagley, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2018
  • 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 ideal candidate to lead a crash course.
    — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
  • So, here’s a crash course on who the contenders are and what’s going on with each of them as of now.
    — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 11 June 2024
  • For a crash course in deep dish done right, My Pie is a solid place to start.
    — Antonio Basada, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Feb. 2018
  • In this TikTok, Kylie gives us a crash course on styling this trend.
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 11 Dec. 2024
  • New equipment and a crash course in Zoom has led to a new version of public courts.
    — Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2020
  • The changes gave the public a crash course in restaurant evolution.
    — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 10 Oct. 2019
  • He was hired in 1989 and soon after got a crash course in chemistry.
    — Kathleen McGrory, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2022

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