drumbeat

Example Sentences

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By this point in his life, Beethoven has had it with weapons, the drumbeat of soldiers, the addictive emotion of trumpet calls to action.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Foreign central-bank buying — along with a drumbeat of calls for lower U.S. interest rates and the potential long-term debasement of the dollar — is “very hard to stop.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 22, 2026

Truist analyst C. Patrick Scholes said that while the CEO departure wasn’t a 100% surprise, “there was not a particularly loud drumbeat from angry investors and/or activists demanding action from the board.”

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

We’re likely to see a steady drumbeat of releases from these groups.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

Then I realize my fingers are tapping out a drumbeat.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli