drumming

Example Sentences

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The York supporters were still singing, their drummer still drumming.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

The impulse to dismiss all this as a detector company drumming up business runs into an issue—Pangram actually works way better than you might think.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

At highway speeds, the BBS’s inner peace is intruded upon only by the distant drumming of the vast wheels and tires.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Friday’s underplay — the first of two instant sell-outs at the Fonda — came as McCartney is drumming up interest in a new studio album he’ll release in May.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

For a long moment, I felt myself wallowing in that dreaded silence that always followed a question of his that a student couldn’t answer, and I waited for the drumming of his fingers to begin.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok