boot camp
Example Sentences
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In an age when only a very small percentage of young people go into military service, Tony experiences something like boot camp, complete with a stern but wise mentor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
I meet Draper, a billionaire tech investor himself, at Silicon Valley's Draper University, his boot camp for young tech founders, where students pledge to "promote freedom at all costs".
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
The CBC in those days was a bit like a boot camp for television.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
Bernadette Joy, founder of the financial boot camp Crush Your Money Goals, paid off $300,000 of debt in three years by making small, consistent changes to her behavior.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 11, 2026
“I saw a bunch of girls doing some kind of pageant boot camp after school.”
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
