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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To try drum up interest in Spanish military shirts with unusually short sleeves, the couple created a backstory and followed up with their own catalogue.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
The White House has leaned on that reporting to drum up claims that the incident was no accident.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
To many experts’ alarm, ACIP discussions are widely expected to drum up concern surrounding rare adverse incidents reported in children after vaccination, including unvetted reports of 25 childhood deaths.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
These are not fantasies drummed up by the Left despite claims from Paxton and his most ardent supporters.
—Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
The White House has leaned on that reporting to drum up claims that the incident was no accident.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
To many experts’ alarm, ACIP discussions are widely expected to drum up concern surrounding rare adverse incidents reported in children after vaccination, including unvetted reports of 25 childhood deaths.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
These are not fantasies drummed up by the Left despite claims from Paxton and his most ardent supporters.
—Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 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 30 Sep. 2025.
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