drumming

Example Sentences

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Tedesco dedicates nearly every moment of his trips to maintaining or drumming up business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 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

Traditional music and drumming also provided an accompaniment to the activities.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

As a 15-year-old in algebra class, he wrote the song “Kryptonite,” drumming out the beat on his desk.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

There was something relaxing about the steady drumming, so constant that it almost became inaudible without ever decreasing in volume.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull