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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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Similarly, the killings by Israeli forces of other Palestinian Americans, children, the elderly and even, in one case, Israeli hostages seeking to be rescued in Gaza are often chalked up to mistakes that do not merit punishment.
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Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Tammy Daybell died in her sleep in November 2019, the untimely death first chalked up to natural causes but later determined to be from asphyxiation, according to an autopsy.
—CBS News, 1 Apr. 2024
Look for President Joe Biden to chalk up an easy win.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
In the last couple of weeks, negotiators have chalked up a handful of wins, shaking on six tentative agreements with local IATSE unions.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 29 Mar. 2024
Michigan appeared to be one of the few opponents Maryland could chalk up as a win in what might be an increasingly difficult search for optimism in the rest of its Big Ten schedule.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2024
Fluke in timing Airline industry analyst Kit Darby also chalked up the string of incidents happening back-to-back up to a fluke in timing.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2024
Doctors sometimes chalked up these symptoms to the existential unease of no longer dying, or the fear and isolation everyone felt in the early days of the pandemic.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2024
Because Arnold was paid handsomely for transferring allegiances, most of his contemporaries chalked up his actions to simple greed.
—Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Mar. 2024
Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Tammy Daybell died in her sleep in November 2019, the untimely death first chalked up to natural causes but later determined to be from asphyxiation, according to an autopsy.
—CBS News, 1 Apr. 2024
Look for President Joe Biden to chalk up an easy win.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
In the last couple of weeks, negotiators have chalked up a handful of wins, shaking on six tentative agreements with local IATSE unions.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 29 Mar. 2024
Michigan appeared to be one of the few opponents Maryland could chalk up as a win in what might be an increasingly difficult search for optimism in the rest of its Big Ten schedule.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2024
Fluke in timing Airline industry analyst Kit Darby also chalked up the string of incidents happening back-to-back up to a fluke in timing.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2024
Doctors sometimes chalked up these symptoms to the existential unease of no longer dying, or the fear and isolation everyone felt in the early days of the pandemic.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2024
Because Arnold was paid handsomely for transferring allegiances, most of his contemporaries chalked up his actions to simple greed.
—Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Mar. 2024
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“Chalk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chalk%20up. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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