beat/bang the drum for
idiom
: to say or write things that strongly support (someone or something)
They joined together to beat the drum for their candidate.
banging the drum for human rights
Examples of beat/bang the drum for in a Sentence
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Adesanya also continues to bang the drum for a UFC Africa event.
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
For a Nationals fan who was hoping Lane Thomas might have been part of the future, this paragraph gave me whiplash.
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Geoffrey J.
· Jul 29
Keith please continue to beat the drum for short-season ball.
—Keith Law, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
There is no need for this writer or any other to bang the drum for this undiscovered rookie.
—Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
And rapper Method Man, who inducted Mary J. Blige alongside Dr. Dre, beat the drum for the induction of new wave icons Adam Ant and Billy Idol.
—Annie Zaleski, Variety, 20 Oct. 2024
After their previous triumph was completed in Karachi, Stokes was in a great position to bang the drum for his cinematic vision of Test cricket.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
The Toyota Avalon continues to bang the drum for its tribe, despite similar models such as the Buick LaCrosse, the Chevrolet Impala, and the Kia Cadenza all bowing out of contention.
—Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 10 Mar. 2021
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
For a Nationals fan who was hoping Lane Thomas might have been part of the future, this paragraph gave me whiplash.
G
Geoffrey J.
· Jul 29
Keith please continue to beat the drum for short-season ball.
—Keith Law, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
There is no need for this writer or any other to bang the drum for this undiscovered rookie.
—Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
And rapper Method Man, who inducted Mary J. Blige alongside Dr. Dre, beat the drum for the induction of new wave icons Adam Ant and Billy Idol.
—Annie Zaleski, Variety, 20 Oct. 2024
After their previous triumph was completed in Karachi, Stokes was in a great position to bang the drum for his cinematic vision of Test cricket.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
The Toyota Avalon continues to bang the drum for its tribe, despite similar models such as the Buick LaCrosse, the Chevrolet Impala, and the Kia Cadenza all bowing out of contention.
—Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 10 Mar. 2021
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“Beat/bang the drum for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beat%2Fbang%20the%20drum%20for. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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