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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The Duchess of Sussex has now chalked up two podcasts: Archetypes, about sexist slurs, and Confessions of a Female Founder, which featured interviews about prominent women who run companies.
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Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
The bit was mostly chalked up to a PR stunt, in line with the hokey tone of The Naked Gun.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 30 July 2025
But by the end of December, the company started seeing softer sales, which executives chalked up to the timing of Christmas and New Year's Eve.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 23 July 2025
A word of warning, too, for Madueke — a lot of recent transfers between Chelsea and Arsenal have to be chalked up in the questionable column.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 11 July 2025
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Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
The bit was mostly chalked up to a PR stunt, in line with the hokey tone of The Naked Gun.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 30 July 2025
But by the end of December, the company started seeing softer sales, which executives chalked up to the timing of Christmas and New Year's Eve.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 23 July 2025
A word of warning, too, for Madueke — a lot of recent transfers between Chelsea and Arsenal have to be chalked up in the questionable column.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 11 July 2025
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“Chalk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chalk%20up. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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