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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Experts chalk up the trend to fewer Birkin buyers at auctions — as aspirational luxury consumers feel pressure from inflation and a slowing labor market — and more secondhand Birkins on the market.
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Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
Some difficult feelings that people often chalk up to normal midlife struggles — loss of confidence, trouble concentrating — may in fact be signs of depression.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Dec. 2025
The director, 48, took the stand in his own defense on Tuesday, chalking up the dispute to a misunderstanding.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 11 Dec. 2025
The Organization of American States has so far not documented any manipulation and other experts chalked up the vote count delays to incompetence rather than fraud.
—Reuters 7 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
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Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
Some difficult feelings that people often chalk up to normal midlife struggles — loss of confidence, trouble concentrating — may in fact be signs of depression.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Dec. 2025
The director, 48, took the stand in his own defense on Tuesday, chalking up the dispute to a misunderstanding.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 11 Dec. 2025
The Organization of American States has so far not documented any manipulation and other experts chalked up the vote count delays to incompetence rather than fraud.
—Reuters 7 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Chalk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chalk%20up. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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