drumbeat

Example Sentences

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In China, the drumbeat of nationalistic sentiment has intensified with time.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Even then, what she describes as the "drumbeat" of her compulsive behaviour didn't stop - she couldn't resist spending tens of thousands of pounds on an interior designer to decorate her new home.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

There has been a steady drumbeat to honor Chavez after his death in 1993.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Foreign central-bank buying — along with a drumbeat of calls for lower U.S. interest rates and the potential long-term debasement of the dollar — is “very hard to stop.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 22, 2026

It is an ancient drumbeat, old as time.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti