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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The steady drumbeat of imagery out of Minnesota is persuading the last few persuadable voters that this deportation campaign has gone too far.
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Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
The room is plunged into darkness as a pounding drumbeat grows steadily more intense.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 28 Jan. 2026
America is still reckoning with the aftershocks of the pandemic, alongside a steady drumbeat of crises.
—Essence, 26 Jan. 2026
Maybe even an uncomfortable one, especially after several years marked by a pandemic, inflation, political division and a steady drumbeat of pessimism.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
The room is plunged into darkness as a pounding drumbeat grows steadily more intense.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 28 Jan. 2026
America is still reckoning with the aftershocks of the pandemic, alongside a steady drumbeat of crises.
—Essence, 26 Jan. 2026
Maybe even an uncomfortable one, especially after several years marked by a pandemic, inflation, political division and a steady drumbeat of pessimism.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 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 2 Feb. 2026.
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drumbeat
noun
drum·beat
ˈdrəm-ˌbēt
: a stroke on a drum or its sound
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