Example Sentences

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"I have impartiality through my bones," he told the committee, saying it was "drummed" into him when he joined the BBC in 1991.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

"We drummed it up pretty good," Daigneault said.

From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025

Builders have also amped up marketing and drummed up discounts to make newly built homes more attractive.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 24, 2025

They chanted, drummed and urged passersby to honk before blocking the street entirely.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Energy from the rabbit soup flowed through her and she drummed her fingers against the floor.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich