drumbeat

Example Sentences

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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

News of the planned Disney job cuts add to the ongoing drumbeat Hollywood has endured for the last few years.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 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

Truist analyst C. Patrick Scholes said that while the CEO departure wasn’t a 100% surprise, “there was not a particularly loud drumbeat from angry investors and/or activists demanding action from the board.”

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Virgil’s heart had been a steady drumbeat in his ears, but it quelled now.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly