How to Use chip in in a Sentence

chip in

verb
  • Has chipped in with three goals.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Traoré chipped in with a key late block.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Her adult children might also want to chip in as well.
    — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Other schools in the district have chipped in.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Odum added 13 points and Meeusen chipped in with 12.
    — Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Junior guard James Lee chipped in with eight points.
    — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Harry Kane is likely to chip in with a few of these.
    — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 20 June 2026
  • Mercy Miller chipped in 10 points off the bench.
    — Joseph Duarte, Houston Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Then Tuch chipped in the clutch insurance goal late.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • His wife works at the adjoining school and also chips in.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Jameson Rapinchuk chipped in with two hits and scored two runs.
    — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
  • And just hope that everyone chips in, does their part to slow the outbreak.
    — Matt Kawahara, SFChronicle.com, 15 Mar. 2020
  • So, form a group of shooters and have everybody chip in for part of the cost.
    — Bryce M. Towsley, Field & Stream, 23 June 2020
  • But due to pressures from the pandemic, the club just can't chip in this year.
    — Amy Chillag, CNN, 20 Dec. 2020
  • State officials have provided no specifics about how much the state plans to chip in.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
  • Young Gavin chipped in, picking up a newspaper route and a job as a busboy.
    — Maya Singer, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
  • The state and Gary are each chipping in $3 million a year for 25 years.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
  • Moroney crafted a rough melody for that section, and her friends all chipped in in leisurely fashion.
    — Tom Roland, Billboard, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Or the large employers who chipped in to help struggling small businesses.
    — Eric Roper, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Making a low-budget, independent movie requires one and all to chip in and help.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Instead of a bridge, Tursi chipped in a guitar segment that would become a new theme for the back half of the song.
    — Tom Roland, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2025
  • After one of the members of their pool died from cancer six years ago, the group has chipped in money to continue paying for her share.
    — Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025

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