How to Use drumroll in a Sentence

drumroll

noun
  • Now…drumroll please…there is a brand-new drink on the menu this year!
    — Lindy Segal, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The bags turn into a — school band drumroll please — a cow puppet.
    — Southern Living, 16 May 2018
  • See you back here next week for — drumroll, please — Sundaaaaance!
    — Jodi Walker, EW.com, 10 Dec. 2020
  • Bagpipes and drumrolls by the mob outside keep the household awake for days on end.
    — Deborah Young, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2019
  • Well…drumroll, please…we’re finally ready to share a few more details about what’s to come!
    — Fortune, 28 Nov. 2022
  • The best example of this was a prize task in which he was asked to bring in the best thing to see after a drumroll.
    — Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 12 June 2026
  • Styles continued to tease his fans and work up a drumroll as the band provided a soundtrack.
    — Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2022
  • So, with a pencils-on-desk drumroll, here are September’s picks.
    — Andrew Weaver, Outside Online, 13 Oct. 2022
  • As Barker performed a drumroll, a burst of blue streamers shot in the air behind them.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 30 Nov. 2023
  • As Barker performed a drumroll, a burst of blue streamers shot in the air behind them.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 2 July 2023
  • 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
  • And the sum of the numbers in the Chiefs' rival teams name is (drumroll) 4+9=13.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2024
  • 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
  • So, reportedly, for the big day, Meghan gave the Queen (drumroll please) a singing hamster toy.
    — Emma Baty, Cosmopolitan, 8 Jan. 2018
  • Each look can be purchased on Amazon for — drumroll, please — under $100.
    — Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Presley’s version added new twists like the massive drumroll into the chorus, part of the song’s legacy ever since.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The Invigorate High-Rise Tights offer a high-rise fit and — drumroll please — side drop-in pockets.
    — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The former Laguna Beach star has decided to dress as — drumroll please — Cruella de Vil.
    — Melissa Minton, Allure, 19 Oct. 2017
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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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