drum out
Example Sentences
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Then women were drummed out of the service with nothing more than a few extra coupons to help buy civilian clothes.
From Seattle Times
They found that the fish, Danionella cerebrum, drums out a powerful rhythm on an organ called a swim bladder.
From BBC
“Whatever is unique or different in my style would probably have been drummed out of me in journalism school on the first day.”
From New York Times
Studios refused to hire writers named as Communists or fellow travelers, and formerly successful writers such as Dalton Trumbo and Ring Lardner Jr. were drummed out or relegated to writing under fake names.
From Los Angeles Times
Seasoned lawyers have quit over practices they say aim to slant legal work, reward loyalists and drum out dissent.
From Seattle Times
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