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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In time, many Western observers and government officials, too, chalked up the attack as a win for nonproliferation, hailing the strike as an audacious but necessary step to prevent Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein from building a nuclear arsenal.
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Jeffrey Fields, The Conversation, 24 June 2025
Several of the commissioners chalked up the lack of attendees to indifference, lack of interest or outright approval of lower density.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 11 June 2025
Some of his issues were chalked up to needing new eyeglasses, his wife, Ali, said, according to The Daily Mail.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 3 June 2025
Bonds chalks up interest to Witt being one of the brightest stars in baseball.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2025
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Jeffrey Fields, The Conversation, 24 June 2025
Several of the commissioners chalked up the lack of attendees to indifference, lack of interest or outright approval of lower density.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 11 June 2025
Some of his issues were chalked up to needing new eyeglasses, his wife, Ali, said, according to The Daily Mail.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 3 June 2025
Bonds chalks up interest to Witt being one of the brightest stars in baseball.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2025
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“Chalk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chalk%20up. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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