drumbeat

Example Sentences

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Neither side has allowed the steady drumbeat of military exchanges between them to end the talks being mediated by Pakistan, Qatar and others.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

There has been a steady drumbeat to honor Chavez after his death in 1993.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

But the growing drumbeat of failed deals has led to redemptions by individual investors, punishing the stocks of fund managers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Firms large and small are shedding jobs, and there is a steady drumbeat of redundancy announcements in sectors ranging from automotive to factory equipment makers.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

Everywhere she ran, she heard the same words, like a drumbeat, in her mind: alone in the world, alone in the world.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau