Etymology
Origin of drumroll
Example Sentences
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Strategically, Mr. Musk made a point of plopping the deal down amid his building drumroll for a SpaceX IPO, expected in June.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
We’re finally there and it’s — drumroll, please — nonalcoholic beer.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 28, 2023
The partnership, announced with a drumroll of publicity in June 2020, had the possibility of lasting 10 years and, Gap hoped, generating more than $1 billion in annual sales.
From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2022
It's a self-explanatory term for this popular dessert that you can make 365 days/year, but a fruit pie refers to any type of pie filled with drumroll please fruit!
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2021
And then, I brought down an apocalyptic, apoplectic, joy-to-the-great-world drumroll that made Mamita throw her head back and laugh her loud, girlish laugh.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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