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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Changes in urban raccoon behavior can’t automatically be chalked up to domestication either.
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Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 10 June 2026
Adraee chalked up the whole situation as a win.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Adraee chalked up the whole situation as a win.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
Many Democratic candidates have homed in on inflation and affordability-focused messaging this cycle, especially after some in the party chalked up their 2024 losses to voters punishing them for the post-pandemic spike in inflation.
—Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 June 2026
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Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 10 June 2026
Adraee chalked up the whole situation as a win.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Adraee chalked up the whole situation as a win.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
Many Democratic candidates have homed in on inflation and affordability-focused messaging this cycle, especially after some in the party chalked up their 2024 losses to voters punishing them for the post-pandemic spike in inflation.
—Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 June 2026
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“Chalk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chalk%20up. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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