chalk
Example Sentences
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When Bessner asked others on X what they made of the writing style, some chalked it up to Epstein being a baby boomer who may have learned how to message on BlackBerry’s error-prone keyboard.
One kid is drawing on the front walkway with chalk, and one is running around with one of those bubble wands.
From Literature
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Then she chalked my name on the board beneath the others.
From Literature
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If this were an isolated slip, perhaps viewers could chalk it up to newsroom chaos.
From Salon
Chalk streams emerge from springs in porous chalk bedrock, which acts as a filter to remove sediment, characterised by beautifully clear water and a gravelly bottom.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.