How to Use strike up in a Sentence

strike up

verb

• On the green, the group strikes up a classic game of Truth or Dare.
  — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 28 July 2023
• The song struck up, there went the guitar solo and the crowd cheered.
  — Dylan Owens, The Know, 9 June 2019
• Around the time of his Bay Hill win, Day struck up a friendship with Woods.
  — Edgar Thompson, OrlandoSentinel.com, 14 Mar. 2018
• The pair appear to strike up a friendship over the course of filming.
  — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 July 2018
• The two struck up a friendship that lasted for 45 years.
  — Bruce Haring, Deadline, 16 June 2024
• While the pair met and struck up a friendship in 2018, Blake had been a fan of Webb’s music for years.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2023
• Shore struck up a friendship with the girl’s mother, Jill, and learned the ropes herself.
  — Joe Lynch, Billboard, 9 Nov. 2023
• Ferrell and Steele were hired at SNL in the 1990s and quickly struck up a friendship.
  — Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Oct. 2024
• The two kept in touch over the last three years, striking up a friendship via Facebook.
  — NBC News, 23 June 2023
• Gremio have claimed no agreement has been struck up with Barcelona over the sale of their midfield star Arthur.
  — SI.com, 15 Feb. 2018
• Over the years Simpson and Cyrus have struck up a pretty close-knit friendship.
  — Glamour, 9 Oct. 2019
• In the mid-1970s his father struck up a friendship with Jimmy Carter, Vance said.
  — Kent Faulk, AL.com, 18 Apr. 2018
• That day, McMahon and Robertson struck up a friendship that has grown over the past five years.
  — Gene Guillot, NOLA.com, 26 Feb. 2018
• The two strike up an unlikely friendship and forge a unique bond over their pasts.
  — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Oct. 2020
• The two struck up a romance and were married the following year in the Petos’ living room.
  — Warren Strugatch, New York Times, 25 May 2018
• 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
• Adams said the threat of thunderstorms wasn’t quite over, because lightning can strike up to 15 miles from the base of a storm.
  — Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2024
• As Bob worked on the van, a buddy of his struck up a conversation with us.
  — The Editors, Field & Stream, 24 Feb. 2020
• However, follow the lightning strike up and look above the low, flat clouds.
  — Kathryn Prociv, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2018
• Schoeffer helped him across, and the two struck up a friendship, which grew to include Karl and Olivier.
  — Joshua Levine, WSJ, 13 Aug. 2018
• Roll on in, strike up a conversation and don’t spare the cocktails.
  — Spud Hilton, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 May 2018
• The two struck up a friendship unusual to player and boss.
  — Troy E. Renck, The Denver Post, 14 June 2019
• Thanks to help from Morgan, the two strike up a romance, getting to know each other at night.
  — Katie Walsh, Detroit Free Press, 23 Mar. 2018
• For a third time, take action and don’t be scared to strike up a conversation.
  — Jason Hennessey, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2022
• Former McDaniel coach Becky Martin saw one of the videos, and the two struck up a connection.
  — Pat Stoetzer, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 29 Nov. 2019
• Frank falls into a trap on Bill’s property and the two strike up an alliance.
  — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2023
• The movie is built around two strangers who strike up a conversation on a long journey.
  — Andy Meek, BGR, 24 Oct. 2022
• In 2012 the pair struck up an email friendship when Saveri emailed for advice on how to format pleadings.
  — Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2023
• The pair struck up a conversation while pumping gas and by the time their tanks were full, a friendship was born.
  — The Washington Post, oregonlive, 28 Oct. 2019
• Combs was the night’s host and allegedly approached the singer, striking up a conversation about her career and offering to feature her on a track.
  — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 25 Dec 2024