chalk up
Example Sentences
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Sure, party leaders can try to chalk up this result to a one-off mistake.
From Slate β Aug. 5, 2026
If he weren’t a trauma doctor, you might chalk up the missing headgear to romantic imagery and an homage to “Then Came Bronson.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Jan. 6, 2026
Let’s chalk up your girlfriend’s comments to momentary bad judgment.
From MarketWatch β Dec. 17, 2025
The Basque goalkeeper got a hand to the ball and should have kept it out, but Lewandowski was able to chalk up his eighth league goal of his injury-hit, stop-start season.
From Barron's β Nov. 22, 2025
“I love this guy. Come on, new friend. Let’s go chalk up my thirteenth defeat in a row!”
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
