drumbeat
noun
drum·beat
ˈdrəm-ˌbēt 
1
: a stroke on a drum or its sound
also
: a series of such strokes
2
: vociferous advocacy of a cause
3
Examples of drumbeat in a Sentence
I could hear the drumbeat of a parade down the street.
a dizzying drumbeat of interviews in the hours following her winning of the Academy Award
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By this point in his life, Beethoven has had it with weapons, the drumbeat of soldiers, the addictive emotion of trumpet calls to action.
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Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
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—John Wilkerson, STAT, 24 Feb. 2026
The drumbeat of the years is can be deafening.
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Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
There’s been a steady drumbeat of changes to vaccine policy since Kennedy became health secretary.
—John Wilkerson, STAT, 24 Feb. 2026
The drumbeat of the years is can be deafening.
—Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Making sense of it all has not been easy amid the regular drumbeat of claim and counter-claim.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for drumbeat
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“Drumbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drumbeat. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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drumbeat
noun
drum·beat
ˈdrəm-ˌbēt
: a stroke on a drum or its sound
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