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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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Advertisement Mad Dogs and Englishmen members chalked up Gordon’s erratic behavior to the craziness surrounding the tour.
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Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
Of course a lot of that could be chalked up to just coincidence.
—Gisele Grayson, NPR, 23 May 2024
In one particularly egregious example, Shaun demonstrated a level of ignorance and transphobia toward a patient that the show seemed to chalk up to his autism.
—Sarah Kurchak, TIME, 23 May 2024
Researchers separated out a group of patients who took their medication for at least a full 120 days, to make sure the difference couldn’t be chalked up to one group being more adherent than the other.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 22 May 2024
SpaceX was the worst of the bunch, with a 15% drop, which the researchers chalk up to its uniquely stringent requirement: Five days a week in-person.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 16 May 2024
Though affairs often get chalked up to a miserable partner escaping a troubled, toxic relationship, the truth is that infidelity occurs even in healthy, stable marriages.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
There are students, even some from proudly Zionist families, who chalk up taunts about their religion as only a mild bother, the stuff of youthful, misguided teasing — sometimes coming from close friends.
—Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 7 May 2024
The incident was chalked up to a false alarm, and last year, the festival proceeded without incident with performances from Missy Elliott and Mariah Carey, among others.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 4 May 2024
Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
Of course a lot of that could be chalked up to just coincidence.
—Gisele Grayson, NPR, 23 May 2024
In one particularly egregious example, Shaun demonstrated a level of ignorance and transphobia toward a patient that the show seemed to chalk up to his autism.
—Sarah Kurchak, TIME, 23 May 2024
Researchers separated out a group of patients who took their medication for at least a full 120 days, to make sure the difference couldn’t be chalked up to one group being more adherent than the other.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 22 May 2024
SpaceX was the worst of the bunch, with a 15% drop, which the researchers chalk up to its uniquely stringent requirement: Five days a week in-person.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 16 May 2024
Though affairs often get chalked up to a miserable partner escaping a troubled, toxic relationship, the truth is that infidelity occurs even in healthy, stable marriages.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
There are students, even some from proudly Zionist families, who chalk up taunts about their religion as only a mild bother, the stuff of youthful, misguided teasing — sometimes coming from close friends.
—Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 7 May 2024
The incident was chalked up to a false alarm, and last year, the festival proceeded without incident with performances from Missy Elliott and Mariah Carey, among others.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 4 May 2024
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“Chalk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chalk%20up. Accessed 5 Jun. 2024.
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