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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Helsley combusted during his time with the Mets this past summer, but a good chunk of that failure could be chalked up to pitch tipping.
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Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Prime 4 picks up after the trilogy and its handheld spin-offs Hunters (2006) and Federation Force (2016), with the latter two mostly chalking up to footnotes except for the inclusion of the new game’s main antagonist, Sylux.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, total enrollment in CMS has remained relatively stagnant over the past five school years, so the difference can’t be chalked up to a higher overall student population.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 13 Nov. 2025
Because since people don’t necessarily understand fame, a lot of things can just be chalked up to fame.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
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Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Prime 4 picks up after the trilogy and its handheld spin-offs Hunters (2006) and Federation Force (2016), with the latter two mostly chalking up to footnotes except for the inclusion of the new game’s main antagonist, Sylux.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, total enrollment in CMS has remained relatively stagnant over the past five school years, so the difference can’t be chalked up to a higher overall student population.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 13 Nov. 2025
Because since people don’t necessarily understand fame, a lot of things can just be chalked up to fame.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chalk up
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“Chalk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chalk%20up. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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