drum up
verb
drummed up; drumming up; drums up
1
: to bring about by persistent effort
drum up some business
Examples of drum up in a Sentence
anyone who drums up a better way of doing this tedious task will make a fortune
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As long as live sports can still drum up huge audiences via the outmoded delivery system and companies like Charter continue to break new ground on the distribution front, the day of reckoning, while inevitable, will be delayed.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 12 Dec. 2025
The film has also drummed up unprecedented business at the box office.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2025
Though the announcement drummed up more attention and some tips, no evidence has emerged supporting the theory.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Here’s the writer Nick Paumgarten trying to drum up a Talk of the Town piece by wandering through the East Village and questioning random New Yorkers about what’s on their minds, a catch-as-catch-can method that, in its way, reflects the magazine’s democratic openness.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Dec. 2025
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 12 Dec. 2025
The film has also drummed up unprecedented business at the box office.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2025
Though the announcement drummed up more attention and some tips, no evidence has emerged supporting the theory.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Here’s the writer Nick Paumgarten trying to drum up a Talk of the Town piece by wandering through the East Village and questioning random New Yorkers about what’s on their minds, a catch-as-catch-can method that, in its way, reflects the magazine’s democratic openness.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Drum up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drum%20up. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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