drumbeat
the rhythmic sound of a drum.
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How to use drumbeat in a sentence
They have to be actively participating with a regular drumbeat of content.
‘A regular drum beat of content’: How brands like Chobani are using TikTok to reach new audiences | Kimeko McCoy | January 29, 2021 | DigidayHe described himself as “very new to politics” and said the drumbeat of advertisements about the runoffs convinced him he needed to register — that and the razor-thin margin in November.
Raphael Warnock wins Georgia runoff election against Sen. Loeffler, lifting Democratic hopes of claiming Senate majority | Reis Thebault, Michael Scherer, Cleve Wootson | January 6, 2021 | Washington PostHe described himself as “very new to politics” and said the drumbeat of advertisements convinced him he needed to register — that, and the razor-thin margin in November.
Pair of Georgia runoff races are razor close with U.S. Senate control at stake | Felicia Sonmez, Colby Itkowitz, John Wagner, Paulina Firozi, Amy B Wang | January 6, 2021 | Washington PostWirecard always denied vehemently that anything was wrong, but the drumbeat of doubts continued.
It was unheard of for a burger restaurant to go to such lengths, but clearly McDonald’s was onto something, so slogans and commercial jingles followed like a steady drumbeat.
The McDonald’s Commercials That Live in Our Minds, Rent Free | MM Carrigan | December 18, 2020 | Eater
The drumbeat and synth bass are as insistent as they are ominous.
But in recent years we have seen few Arabs or Muslims become active in the GOP because of the drumbeat of anti-Muslim bigotry.
These Candidates Are Courting the Muslim Vote | Dean Obeidallah | October 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe drumbeat of anticipation keeps growing louder in the reports and photos streaming from Amphipolis.
“Since this past November, you have seen the slow and steady drumbeat of degradation,” Steele says.
The New, Not Necessarily Improved, Chris Christie | Lloyd Grove | December 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd all along the right has kept up a constant drumbeat of baseless personal attacks against him.
Obama Really Seems to Be Looking Forward to the End of His Presidency | Dean Obeidallah | December 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn earliest times the people were called to meeting by drumbeat or by the blowing of a horn.
The Story of American History | Albert F. BlaisdellThe drumbeat of the Polynesian has a strange and gloomy stimulation for the nerves of all.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonThe drumbeat is often accompanied with singing which is the most discordant of all sounds supposed to be harmonious.
Ethnology of the Ungava District, Hudson Bay Territory | Lucien TurnerCaptain Daniels marched to the dining-room door, his gold-headed cane marking time like a drumbeat.
Keziah Coffin | Joseph C. LincolnHe could no longer escape the conviction that it was a distant drumbeat.
Sube Cane | Edward Bellamy Partridge
British Dictionary definitions for drumbeat
/ (ˈdrʌmˌbiːt) /
the sound made by beating a drum
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