How to Use chip in in a Sentence

chip in

verb
  • Coleman had six during the spree and Jones chipped in two with a jumper in the paint.
    Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Mar. 2024
  • In June, the Biden White House pushed all its chips in on a big gamble.
    Noah Rothman, National Review, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Devin Booker chipped in nine of his 18 points in the third, and Bradley Beal has 15 total.
    Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 8 Jan. 2024
  • There is no more logical time to push the chips in than right now.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 20 Jan. 2024
  • Guard Zack Paulsen added 15 points and wing Luke Smith chipped in with 13.
    Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Well, that very same attorney and a friend each chipped in $600.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Junior Nunez added 21 points while RJ Barnes chipped in 15.
    Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The Magnum has some of the best fish and chips in town, with the haddock battered in lager and the tartar sauce made in-house.
    Catherine Garcia, theweek, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Landry Murphy added 11 points for Argyle and Kennedy Hafer chipped in nine.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Aside from the early heroics of Brown, Jaylen Carey chipped in 11 points in the opening half and finished with 15 on the night.
    Mike Harley, arkansasonline.com, 12 Mar. 2024
  • On the 18th, McIlroy needed to chip in for eagle to force a playoff but his shot went past the hole.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 July 2022
  • Max Muncy, Oakland’s No. 8 prospect, chipped in by belting his second home run of the spring.
    Jon Becker, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Democrats largely stayed silent and left poor Biden alone, like that last, sad tortilla chip in a bowl.
    Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2022
  • Leah Lauer chipped in nine points, while Jasmin Shelton had eight.
    Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Try making some kale chips in the oven, chop the leaves up for a salad, or stir it into soup.
    Women's Health, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Hardy chipped in at receiver and caught a 19-yard touchdown pass.
    Greg McKenna, Dallas News, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The next step is seeing which other cities want to chip in, in exchange for water.
    Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Both families often chip in, and the bride and groom will often help as well.
    Virginia Van Zanten, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The city will also chip in by paying $5,000 toward the cost of connection.
    cleveland, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Musk's Neuralink has FDA approval to put chips in humans' brains.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 13 June 2023
  • The city is required to chip in money if the Baltimore Hilton cannot cover its bond payments.
    Giacomo Bologna, Baltimore Sun, 13 Sep. 2022
  • LeVert struggled mightily from the field (1 of 12) but did chip in nine assists.
    Robert Fenbers, cleveland, 28 Jan. 2023
  • Better yet, they had been joined that evening by Stevie Wonder, who chipped in on keyboards.
    Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Coat basket with cooking spray; cook chips in batches, 3 1/2 to 4 minutes per side.
    Julia Levy, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Cristin Milioti stars as Hazel, who is married to a freaky tech billionaire who has put a chip in her brain.
    Margaret Lyons, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2022
  • City government is now chipping in to foot the bill after saying it wouldn’t.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2023
  • Feldman said businesses that have plans as good or better than the one proposed by the state would not be required to chip in.
    Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2022
  • That cap on water projects is why the Navajo Nation and the city of Blanding would also have to chip in for the infrastructure.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Mar. 2022
  • At a time when management will be considering whether to push chips in on trade, the Rangers should be surging.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Nyla Harris chipped in four points, three rebounds and an assist.
    The Courier-Journal, 11 Jan. 2024

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