How to Use drum up in a Sentence

drum up

verb
  • This is the first time he’s seen Rhaenyra since he and Luke were sent off to drum up allies.
    Omar L. Gallaga, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
  • But yeah, Katy Perry, the dress didn’t drum up anything for the new record but confusion.
    Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 26 June 2024
  • Struggling to drum up the enthusiasm for your fifth video meeting of the day?
    Barry Collins, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
  • But the bulk of the money went toward the state's five largest cities, which Republicans said drummed up turnout.
    Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2024
  • And if brands want to drum up some hype, perhaps stoking the outrage machine could be just the ticket.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Since then, Stewart has been pounding the pavement to drum up financing for the project.
    Adam B. Vary, Variety, 11 Jan. 2024
  • And those on the right of Polish politics have taken to the streets in an effort to drum up pressure on the new leader.
    Rob Picheta, CNN, 27 Jan. 2024
  • The commodities unit leveraged that to drum up more business.
    Sridhar Natarajan, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Anything less could be a disaster as the team attempts to drum up support across the country ahead of a home World Cup.
    Matias Grez, CNN, 20 June 2024
  • And while the rest of the group tried hard to drum up excitement around that familiar pool, the chemistry (and everything else) fell flat.
    Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 29 Aug. 2022
  • The churn of the Russian war machine has pushed Zelenskyy to continue in his bid to drum up support.
    Alexander Smith, NBC News, 16 July 2024
  • The piece has also drummed up a bit of controversy over the years, with many fans arguing that both Rose and Jack could’ve fit on the panel.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Some are using it to drum up sales pitches; others are using it for research.
    Lauren Goode, WIRED, 2 May 2024
  • Maybe one of the justices was working to drum up enough votes to give the case a chance or preparing a powerful dissent from the court’s refusal to hear it.
    Anat Rubin, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Amid all of this, efforts by the UAW to drum up union support at Mercedes sputtered along for decades, gaining little ground.
    Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 6 May 2024
  • Online, the jeans drew criticism for their bow-legged silhouette and drummed up comparisons to Yosemite Sam from the Looney Tunes.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 8 Aug. 2024
  • But that didn’t stop figures such as Rudy Giuliani from drumming up narratives about Biden, bribery, and Ukraine.
    Matt Ford, The New Republic, 20 June 2023
  • Playing on emotions is a tactic used by campaigns to drum up support.
    Sharon Epperson,stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 24 July 2024
  • Some cake mix companies even used dump cake recipes in their advertising to help drum up sales.
    Micah A Leal, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2023
  • It was doled out at a few theaters to drum up excitement or given as a crew memento.
    Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 21 Sep. 2020
  • Within teamed with Ann Taylor and Loft to drum up $5 million in support, bringing the grand total for all five brands to $67 million.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Southwest over the summer announced a host of major changes to its more than 50-year-old business model to drum up revenue.
    Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2024
  • While these events always try to drum up hype with a lot of enthusiastic pomp and club vibes, the star products of this show have lost their luster.
    WIRED, 4 Feb. 2023
  • One such group agreed to pay for a 10-day trip to New York City so that Woods could drum up interest in the innovations for which the company held patent rights.
    IEEE Spectrum, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Could this be some sort of Banksy-like prank to drum up still more auditory support for striking writers?
    Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 26 May 2023
  • The video was intended to drum up excitement for the eatery’s new vegan fried Oreos.
    Asia Moore, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024
  • Therefore, the goal with the Michelin Guide was to simply drum up interest in automobiles—and the tires that would soon follow.
    Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 16 May 2023
  • Mack also began billing himself as a producer to drum up more cash while working on a third project, The Mack World Sessions.
    Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The five years spent drumming up Cybercab interest didn’t pay off.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Ortberg is now tasked with drumming up cash and stopping the bleeding as the company's losses mount.
    Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024

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