strike up
verb
struck up; struck up also stricken up; striking up; strikes up
: to begin to sing or play or to be sung or played
1
: to cause to begin singing or playing
strike up the band
2
: to cause to begin
strike up a conversation
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According to a press release, Pitbull and Jon Bon Jovi, the frontman and founding member of Bon Jovi, struck up a friendship after meeting at the 2017 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction and awards ceremony.
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Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
The two strike up a friendship, with Josey telling him about the hero of his life, a girl named Olka who taught him to sew and saved his life.
—Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
The two struck up a friendship before Rodriguez became design director at Cerruti in 1995.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 30 Oct. 2024
Swiping left or right endlessly on a dating app, or striking up mindless conversation with a stranger, with hopes of actually meeting in person one day, just to be let down.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 18 Oct. 2024
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Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
The two strike up a friendship, with Josey telling him about the hero of his life, a girl named Olka who taught him to sew and saved his life.
—Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
The two struck up a friendship before Rodriguez became design director at Cerruti in 1995.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 30 Oct. 2024
Swiping left or right endlessly on a dating app, or striking up mindless conversation with a stranger, with hopes of actually meeting in person one day, just to be let down.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 18 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for strike up
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“Strike up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20up. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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