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
Recent Examples on the Web
At the time, PR mavens Max Rosey and Mortimer Matz thought a hot dog eating competition would drum up some publicity for Nathan’s.
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Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
In addition to her editing responsibilities, Wintour also supported significant initiatives to drum up retail sales, spearheading Fashion’s Night Out, which got off to a rousing start in 2009 but then ran out of steam by 2013.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 26 June 2025
But drumming up enthusiasm for the enterprise wasn’t easy.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
As Trump has shaken up global trade and drummed up investments in the U.S., Nvidia has sometimes found itself on the losing end — consider the tougher China export rules in April and tariff uncertainty in general.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 13 May 2025
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Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
In addition to her editing responsibilities, Wintour also supported significant initiatives to drum up retail sales, spearheading Fashion’s Night Out, which got off to a rousing start in 2009 but then ran out of steam by 2013.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 26 June 2025
But drumming up enthusiasm for the enterprise wasn’t easy.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
As Trump has shaken up global trade and drummed up investments in the U.S., Nvidia has sometimes found itself on the losing end — consider the tougher China export rules in April and tariff uncertainty in general.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for drum up
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“Drum up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drum%20up. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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