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
“Whenever you hear that vamp, you think of ‘Jazz,’” she said, tapping her fingers like a drumroll.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
Putin entered through the gilded doors of St. George’s Hall in the Grand Kremlin Palace to a drumroll and a blast of triumphal music.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 21, 2023
After a brief and boring retirement in the countryside, she planned to make her triumphant return to — drumroll, please — the stage!
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2021
The noise level in the Garden was building, like a drumroll.
From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman
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