How to Use drum up in a Sentence

drum up

verb

• 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
• 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 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• While Sydney hasn’t been thrilled with her acting salary, she’s still managed to drum up enough cash to afford some nice real estate.
  — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 9 Aug. 2023
• For years, Prime Day was a once-a-year chance for Amazon to drum up Prime subscriptions, as well as sales, during the usually slow summer months.
  — Chloe Albanesius, PCMAG, 1 June 2023
• To drum up cash for Hulu, Iger is now exploring the potential sale of some of his linear networks—whether free-to-air or cable.
  — Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 19 July 2023
• Camp finished the movie but had trouble drumming up interest.
  — Dustin Nelson, EW.com, 15 Mar. 2024
• And the chain is certainly drumming up more attention for the new subs with this competition.
  — Chrissy Callahan, NBC News, 29 July 2023
• But ads for large auctions were often published for several days, even weeks, ahead of time to drum up interest.
  — Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 16 June 2023
• On Saturday, Hoover police released a new photo of Russell in an effort drum up more leads.
  — Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 15 July 2023
• Split into teams and drum up some friendly rivalry — while soaking in rays — with a backyard challenge.
  — Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 6 Feb. 2023
• Activist investors like Dan Loeb accumulate stakes in companies and then try to drum up support for a change or sale.
  — Lauren Thomas, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2023
• To drum up anticipation for the song’s release, the K-pop star shared a teaser for the song’s music video on Wednesday (Sept. 27), which provides both a snippet of the song and an idea of the concept for the visual.
  — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 27 Sep. 2023
• But the match and its record crowd have drummed up interest in the program — interest that is likely to pay future dividends for both the team and the university.
  — Santul Nerkar, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2023
• But the government’s review of this structure could also give Mr. Marshall time to drum up support for a competing bid.
  — Mark Landler, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024