chalk
Example Sentences
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This is a native landscape of dark and gnarly forms of oak trees, which are numbered in chalk to keep track of their stripping.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
The sheet reveals a remarkably free handling of black chalk, with the paper itself used to indicate highlights, and soft parallel black strokes conveying the face’s structure and character.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Residents of Southern California who see a mysterious streak in the nocturnal sky can chalk it up to another SpaceX launch.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
If this were an isolated slip, perhaps viewers could chalk it up to newsroom chaos.
From Salon • Mar. 9, 2026
Superlong tentacles shoot out of their bodies and grab the chalk out of her hands; or brain control makes her think she is shrinking to the size of an ant when really she is normal.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
