drumbeat
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of drumbeat
Example Sentences
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Neither side has allowed the steady drumbeat of military exchanges between them to end the talks being mediated by Pakistan, Qatar and others.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
By this point in his life, Beethoven has had it with weapons, the drumbeat of soldiers, the addictive emotion of trumpet calls to action.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
Foreign central-bank buying — along with a drumbeat of calls for lower U.S. interest rates and the potential long-term debasement of the dollar — is “very hard to stop.”
From MarketWatch • Feb. 22, 2026
Most critical for Wasserman and Providence was the announcement of a sale itself, since it helped slow the drumbeat of artists speaking out and agents threatening to leave.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
He places his hand on my shoulder, and the drumbeat inside of me slows down a bit.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
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