Sentence examples for striking conversations from inspiring English sources

Lawrence Wright, in a long piece on Mormonism for The New Yorker in 2002 — which includes some striking conversations with Romney about his time as a missionary and his polygamous great-grandparents — notes that by the time Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism, was in his twenties he "had become one of the most controversial men in America….

Walk over casually and strike conversation.

Use these to strike conversation over social networking sites.

First: striking up conversations with strangers.

Striking up conversations with the audience, she asked people about their occupations.

Now she was back to striking up conversations with strangers in the grocery store.

Most continued wearing OPHR buttons, and some tried striking up conversations with fellow U.S. Olympians.

No matter how harrowing the trip, I do like striking up conversations with people I meet on the plane.

Perhaps your friend excels in striking up conversations with strangers and can then make introductions.

Practice striking up conversations with people you know but are not close with.

Expand your social circle by striking up conversations with anyone and everyone.