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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This one did not fit that criteria, but nonetheless, it's chalked up as an incredible comeback.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025
After years of a legal battle where both sides won key judgments, officials chalked up the apparently amiable end to new personalities at the top of each agency.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
Southwest applauded the administration’s decision on Friday evening, chalking up the delays in question to challenges associated with the pandemic.
—Sophia Vento, The Hill, 17 May 2025
The lawmaker-lawyers can chalk up three hours of credit by simply attending one day of a legislative session, a committee meeting or a subcommittee hearing, according to the new rule.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025
After years of a legal battle where both sides won key judgments, officials chalked up the apparently amiable end to new personalities at the top of each agency.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
Southwest applauded the administration’s decision on Friday evening, chalking up the delays in question to challenges associated with the pandemic.
—Sophia Vento, The Hill, 17 May 2025
The lawmaker-lawyers can chalk up three hours of credit by simply attending one day of a legislative session, a committee meeting or a subcommittee hearing, according to the new rule.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
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“Chalk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chalk%20up. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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