Example Sentences

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That seemed at odds with the interest that some booksellers said the memoir had drummed up and with the interest it had garnered online.

From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2023

Watts had drummed for the Stones since 1963.

From Washington Times • Aug. 27, 2021

The media, which had drummed up so many inflated expectations for “electronic brains”, also lost interest.

From The Guardian • Jul. 25, 2018

At one point in his testimony, Packwood fondly referred to the Senate as a “small fraternity,” an all-too-apt comparison given the nature of the allegations that had drummed him out of it.

From Slate • Feb. 10, 2015

When he and Annabeth started dating, his mother had drummed it into his head: It’s good manners to walk your date to the door.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan