drum up
verb
drummed up; drumming up; drums up
1
: to bring about by persistent effort
drum up some business
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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
Anything less could be a disaster as the team attempts to drum up support across the country ahead of a home World Cup.
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Matias Grez, CNN, 20 June 2024
In an attempt to drum up some publicity, Bob volunteers the restaurant to deliver meals to the hostages.
—Lillian Brown, Vulture, 17 May 2024
Julien de Rosa/AFP The Biden campaign, while struggling to drum up support from some of the key members of its coalition in 2020, is trying to gain votes from an entirely different group: Republicans who aren't interested in backing former President Donald Trump.
—Deepa Shivaram, NPR, 6 June 2024
Ripken will take on a community engagement role with hopes of drumming up more support as the Orioles take aim at making a deep playoff run this season.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2024
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Matias Grez, CNN, 20 June 2024
In an attempt to drum up some publicity, Bob volunteers the restaurant to deliver meals to the hostages.
—Lillian Brown, Vulture, 17 May 2024
Julien de Rosa/AFP The Biden campaign, while struggling to drum up support from some of the key members of its coalition in 2020, is trying to gain votes from an entirely different group: Republicans who aren't interested in backing former President Donald Trump.
—Deepa Shivaram, NPR, 6 June 2024
Ripken will take on a community engagement role with hopes of drumming up more support as the Orioles take aim at making a deep playoff run this season.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Drum up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drum%20up. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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