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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Often it gets chalked up to toxins, diet, stress—take your pick.
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Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Civic leaders, this week, chalked up Sacramento’s first two to-go drinks events as early successes, and paved the way for more.
—Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Still, the audit said, the Sheriff’s Office created more sergeant positions every year since fiscal year 2015 and chalked up the cost to complying with Melendres.
—Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
She was cleared in each case and chalked up the allegations to political gamesmanship.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
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Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Civic leaders, this week, chalked up Sacramento’s first two to-go drinks events as early successes, and paved the way for more.
—Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Still, the audit said, the Sheriff’s Office created more sergeant positions every year since fiscal year 2015 and chalked up the cost to complying with Melendres.
—Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
She was cleared in each case and chalked up the allegations to political gamesmanship.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Chalk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chalk%20up. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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