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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So, that’s half the viewers of season 1, and a little over a third of hours viewed, albeit some of that can be chalked up to the shorter season.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
The institution chalked up its success in part to an increase in visitors from New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey, representing a 109 percent recovery rate since the pandemic.
—News Desk, Artforum, 23 July 2025
Conversely, there are reasons to believe that, rather than underscoring the dominance and appeal of progressives, Mamdani’s victory could simply be chalked up to a perfect storm of circumstances that are not present in other elections.
—Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
Perry chalked up a myriad of reasons, which include an upbringing centered around social media as well as recent global events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, which created further isolation.
—Raphael Romero Ruiz, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
The institution chalked up its success in part to an increase in visitors from New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey, representing a 109 percent recovery rate since the pandemic.
—News Desk, Artforum, 23 July 2025
Conversely, there are reasons to believe that, rather than underscoring the dominance and appeal of progressives, Mamdani’s victory could simply be chalked up to a perfect storm of circumstances that are not present in other elections.
—Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
Perry chalked up a myriad of reasons, which include an upbringing centered around social media as well as recent global events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, which created further isolation.
—Raphael Romero Ruiz, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025
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“Chalk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chalk%20up. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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