strike up
Britishverb
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(of a band, orchestra, etc) to begin to play or sing
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(tr) to bring about; cause to begin
to strike up a friendship
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(tr) to emboss (patterns, etc) on (metal)
Example Sentences
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After weeks of non-payment the miners went on strike, upon which Mr Davies is said to have thrown his last half-crown into the crowd, proclaiming: "Have that as well. Just give me another week".
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2023
Polynice, who played collegiately at Virginia, admitted he hadn’t thought through his hunger strike upon announcing it.
From Washington Post • Jan. 13, 2018
The US strike upon the MSF Trauma Centre in Kunduz... was the direct result of human error, compounded by systems and procedural failures.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2015
The flashes then go through the paused frame and strike upon a filament of glass-enclosed caesium.
From Time Magazine Archive
These are the icy generalities we strike upon under all pious warmth.
From Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua by Lee, Vernon
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