How to Use drumroll in a Sentence
drumroll
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Now…drumroll please…there is a brand-new drink on the menu this year!
—Lindy Segal, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2023
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And the overall grade for the flags included in the survey was a ... drumroll, please ... D+.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2023
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The bags turn into a — school band drumroll please — a cow puppet.
—Southern Living, 16 May 2018
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Bagpipes and drumrolls by the mob outside keep the household awake for days on end.
—Deborah Young, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2019
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See you back here next week for — drumroll, please — Sundaaaaance!
—Jodi Walker, EW.com, 10 Dec. 2020
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Or Khai Jiao, an ultralight and fluffy Thai omelet that’s served on a pile of (drumroll) rice.
—Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 2 Dec. 2020
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The claim: Some of the best New York-style bagels now come from … drumroll … California.
—Fortune, 11 Mar. 2021
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DIA’s speed was — drumroll, please — 61.74 megabits per second!
—Tamara Chuang, The Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2017
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As Barker performed a drumroll, a burst of blue streamers shot in the air behind them.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 2 July 2023
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Well…drumroll, please…we’re finally ready to share a few more details about what’s to come!
—Fortune, 28 Nov. 2022
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So, reportedly, for the big day, Meghan gave the Queen (drumroll please) a singing hamster toy.
—Emma Baty, Cosmopolitan, 8 Jan. 2018
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Cue the drumroll: the full cast for Escape the Night‘s upcoming fourth season has been revealed.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 12 June 2019
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The winner of this week’s #OurPhilly poll (drumroll, please) is @dres_face with this summertime shot of City Hall.
—Oona Goodin-Smith, Philly.com, 8 June 2018
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Styles continued to tease his fans and work up a drumroll as the band provided a soundtrack.
—Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2022
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The winner of Cincinnati's Favorite Beer 2021 is (drumroll, please) ...
—Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 28 Mar. 2021
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Remember to tune in to the @todayshow at 8:15am in every time zone for Chip’s (drumroll please) book cover reveal!
—Megan Friedman, Country Living, 18 July 2017
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So, with a pencils-on-desk drumroll, here are September’s picks.
—Andrew Weaver, Outside Online, 13 Oct. 2022
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The effect was a visual drumroll for a collection that transformed the notion of what a tuxedo can be.
—Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2020
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In the clip, the Blink-182 drummer began a drumroll and kissed his wife before striking the drum's symbols to release blue streamers that shot in the air behind them.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 13 July 2023
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In the clip, the Blink-182 drummer began a drumroll and kissed his wife, before striking the drum's symbols to release blue streamers that shot in the air behind them.
—Jenny Haward, Peoplemag, 23 July 2023
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After a commercial break, Williams called for a drumroll and announced her choice: Surprise!
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 17 May 2021
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But the new Fjord has one thing the others don’t: An open-plan owner’s suite and twin stateroom and—drumroll, please—a crew cabin accessed directly from the cockpit.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2022
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The data shows that the best balance of doughnut density and diversity can be found in — drumroll, please — where else?
—Alyssa Fowers, Washington Post, 2 June 2023
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Barker then began a drumroll while kissing his wife, before hitting the drum's symbols just as a burst of blue streamers shot into the air above them.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 3 July 2023
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The former Laguna Beach star has decided to dress as — drumroll please — Cruella de Vil.
—Melissa Minton, Allure, 19 Oct. 2017
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The name is — drumroll, please — American Horror Story: Cult.
—Chelsea Stone, Teen Vogue, 21 July 2017
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Coming across a look-at-me line like that, a reader hardly needs Murakami to cue a drumroll to sense that the narrative pulse of the story has just gone up a few beats per second.
—Jay Fielden, New York Times, 9 May 2017
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The new flavor was finally revealed today, and... drumroll please...
—Natalie Schumann, Country Living, 25 Mar. 2021
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More than one video has surfaced in the past few weeks that demonstrate how to cut watermelon into slices using — drumroll, please — dental floss.
—Olivia Harrison, refinery29.com, 28 June 2018
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After a brief drumroll and a passionate kiss, a stream of blue confetti and streamers shot into the air, confirming that the pair is having a baby boy.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 25 June 2023
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