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• The movie is built around two strangers who strike up a conversation on a long journey.
  — Andy Meek, BGR, 24 Oct. 2022
• Get outside of your comfort zone and strike up a conversation.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2021
• Straight time doesn’t value falling asleep in the sun, the floaty euphoria of bobbing in the water near strangers long enough to catch eyes and strike up a conversation.
  — Jenna Wortham, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2023
• The two didn't hit it off right away, however, as there was a large crowd of people around, and Miranda was simply too nervous to strike up a conversation.
  — Effie Orfanides, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2023
• The owner, Bryson, is a gem and is happy to strike up a conversation with any weary traveler or regular customer.
  — cleveland, 11 Jan. 2023
• At the Plantation, first-time visitors who strike up a conversation at the picnic table by the large, airy greenhouse bristling with vegetables may leave with basil or a carton of eggs.
  — Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2021
• Across the street, Baraa Hammad, an employee of the Tiger Mart convenience store, said the dead man had been was a regular customer buying food and a cold drink and always willing to strike up a conversation.
  — Katelyn Umholtz, NOLA.com, 27 Jan. 2021
• After wading into the warm pool, Zach and Brooklyn strike up a conversation with a cute old Hungarian couple who are playing chess nearby.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2023
• During the initial connection, strike up a conversation.
  — Jonathan Mills, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2021
• Amazon's Echo devices often include some Prime Day bargains for people who strike up a conversation with the digital assistant.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 11 July 2022
• Scientists hope that these and other messages, written in binary code of zeroes and ones, will resonate with extraterrestrial life forms in the Milky Way galaxy and invite them to strike up a conversation with Earthlings.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 May 2022
• There may be no way to replace relationships that develop organically when colleagues meet at work and strike up a conversation.
  — Dallas News, 6 Sep. 2020
• These are easy, natural opportunities to strike up a conversation and coordinate efforts.
  — Outside Online, 19 Nov. 2021

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024