Example Sentences

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If we are drumming, it is very loud and any number of groups can do it at the same time.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2022

As blockbuster films return to the big screen, studios are drumming up more buzz by creating personalized, targeted experiences on social media sites where younger consumers spend more of their time.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2021

Administration officials are consulting experts and advisers at home while delegates are drumming up support abroad ahead of a major policy speech Obama will give Wednesday night.

From US News • Sep. 9, 2014

With the globalization of women’s issues, world organizations are drumming up the support of activists the world over, of marquee names and celebrities.

From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2013

The fingers are drumming, twitching, twirling, closing, opening, doing a multitude of motions which mean what?

From Music Talks with Children by Tapper, Thomas