drum up
Example Sentences
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RodrÃguez also travelled to China, Vietnam and Spain trying to drum up support.
From BBC
Still, the brothers drummed up enough interest to take their toes on the road, spreading their theory in a multicity speaking tour.
From Literature
For years, Southwest stuck with a one-size-fits-all approach that fell out of sync with competitors, who went deeper into tiered fares and charging for different services as a way to drum up more profits.
From MarketWatch
Most company insiders tasked with drumming up new potential uses and products use a coded version to maintain the secrecy.
On Monday, proponents rallied outside the Capitol to drum up support.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
