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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That production can be chalked up to a few factors.
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Harman Dayal, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
On Tuesday, Willard made an appearance on The Team 980 after missing an earlier show on WJFK-FM 106.7, chalking up the absence to oversleeping and being on West Coast time.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025
Consumer confidence in the economy has plummeted since the start of the year and that can be chalked up to uncertainty more than anything else.
—Nerdwallet, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025
Part of that realism can be chalked up to the team’s collective experience.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2025
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Harman Dayal, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
On Tuesday, Willard made an appearance on The Team 980 after missing an earlier show on WJFK-FM 106.7, chalking up the absence to oversleeping and being on West Coast time.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025
Consumer confidence in the economy has plummeted since the start of the year and that can be chalked up to uncertainty more than anything else.
—Nerdwallet, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025
Part of that realism can be chalked up to the team’s collective experience.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Chalk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chalk%20up. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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