drum up

Example Sentences

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Stars such as Harry Styles are visiting fewer cities, so fans have to drum up additional money for travel and lodging.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Rodríguez also travelled to China, Vietnam and Spain trying to drum up support.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

For years, Southwest stuck with a one-size-fits-all approach that fell out of sync with competitors, who went deeper into tiered fares and charging for different services as a way to drum up more profits.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026

On Monday, proponents rallied outside the Capitol to drum up support.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

To drum up public support for the law, legal injunctions were bolstered by insidious propaganda—a formula that the Nazis would eventually bring to monstrous perfection.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee