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Examples of chalk up in a Sentence
let's chalk up her weird behavior to simple nervousness
chalked up a record in singles tennis that is likely to stand for a long time
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SpaceX was the worst of the bunch, with a 15% drop, which the researchers chalk up to its uniquely stringent requirement: Five days a week in-person.
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Jane Thier, Fortune, 16 May 2024
Though affairs often get chalked up to a miserable partner escaping a troubled, toxic relationship, the truth is that infidelity occurs even in healthy, stable marriages.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
There are students, even some from proudly Zionist families, who chalk up taunts about their religion as only a mild bother, the stuff of youthful, misguided teasing — sometimes coming from close friends.
—Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 7 May 2024
The incident was chalked up to a false alarm, and last year, the festival proceeded without incident with performances from Missy Elliott and Mariah Carey, among others.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 4 May 2024
City officials chalked up the delays to drafting contracts, working with utility agencies and ensuring site habitability.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
That’s largely been chalked up to a matchup issue for Minnesota.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2024
The drought of drummers in the scene can be chalked up to a variety of reasons: the expense of buying a complete drum set, lack of places to practice (without annoying your neighbors), and the low profile of drummers, who often take the backseat to the frontmen.
—Hennessy Sepulveda, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
Those blasts, which include a three-run homer off Stanford commit Quinten Marsh in SHC’s 6-3 stunner over then-No. 1 Valley Christian last month, can be chalked up to overwhelming physical tools, right?
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
Jane Thier, Fortune, 16 May 2024
Though affairs often get chalked up to a miserable partner escaping a troubled, toxic relationship, the truth is that infidelity occurs even in healthy, stable marriages.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
There are students, even some from proudly Zionist families, who chalk up taunts about their religion as only a mild bother, the stuff of youthful, misguided teasing — sometimes coming from close friends.
—Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 7 May 2024
The incident was chalked up to a false alarm, and last year, the festival proceeded without incident with performances from Missy Elliott and Mariah Carey, among others.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 4 May 2024
City officials chalked up the delays to drafting contracts, working with utility agencies and ensuring site habitability.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
That’s largely been chalked up to a matchup issue for Minnesota.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2024
The drought of drummers in the scene can be chalked up to a variety of reasons: the expense of buying a complete drum set, lack of places to practice (without annoying your neighbors), and the low profile of drummers, who often take the backseat to the frontmen.
—Hennessy Sepulveda, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
Those blasts, which include a three-run homer off Stanford commit Quinten Marsh in SHC’s 6-3 stunner over then-No. 1 Valley Christian last month, can be chalked up to overwhelming physical tools, right?
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Chalk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chalk%20up. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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