drumstick
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Much like that final drumstick you probably shouldn’t have eaten, equities spent last week digesting their gains.
From Barron's ● Dec. 7, 2025
You’ll be equal parts annoyed and delighted at its existence, while giving full kudos to the production design team that fashioned a Picasso-esque drumstick for Black to wave around.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2025
"Under the meat of a drumstick, you'll find two bones -- the tibia, which is long and thick, and the fibula, which is much shorter and thinner," Manafzadeh explained.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 20, 2024
Cut to a close-up of a happy wife biting into a drumstick.
From New York Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
“Oh, by the way, Will,” he said, forking a drumstick onto his plate.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
Its internal speaker plays a rumbling soundtrack that sends the drumsticks attached to the instrument flittering, giving the sense of a ghostly presence tapping out a brooding dirge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
The two leaders also exchanged signed drumsticks after their performance.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026
“Secretary of War” Pete Hegseth, appearing alongside his wife, is asked whether he prefers drumsticks, flats, or boneless wings.
From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2025
If dark meat is your preference, turkey thighs and drumsticks are an option.
From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2024
One of them had drumsticks in his hands and was leaned over softly tapping out a rhythm on the wooden stage floor.
From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis
Vocabulary lists containing drumstick
Musical Instruments - Introductory
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