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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In Dallas, bands struck up tunes to try to cheer the glum listeners on their way home.
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Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026
Instead, their story became a series of near-misses, with both recognizing the other but never finding the right moment to strike up a conversation.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
Friends and relatives of Joey described him as a polite, happy-go-lucky kid who would strike up a conversation with anyone.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2026
He has been paired with Thomas Muller, the former Bayern Munich and Germany forward — now of the Vancouver Whitecaps — and the two have struck up a rapport, becoming a punditry double-act.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 16 June 2026
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Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026
Instead, their story became a series of near-misses, with both recognizing the other but never finding the right moment to strike up a conversation.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
Friends and relatives of Joey described him as a polite, happy-go-lucky kid who would strike up a conversation with anyone.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2026
He has been paired with Thomas Muller, the former Bayern Munich and Germany forward — now of the Vancouver Whitecaps — and the two have struck up a rapport, becoming a punditry double-act.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 16 June 2026
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“Strike up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20up. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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