chalk

Example Sentences

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Some have chalked this up to speculators piling in, driven by “FOMO” — or the “fear of missing out.”

From MarketWatch

How can the video assistant referee system chalk off a goal in one instance but allow it to stand in the other?

From BBC

The patch features a silhouette of his pregame chalk toss and three colored stripes that represents the three franchises he has played on — the Lakers, Cavaliers and Heat.

From Los Angeles Times

“The deputy didn’t shoot the barista, so I chalk this up as a win,” another wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

Then, at the last minute, I dove behind a chalk signboard advertising train tickets to Cincinnati.

From Literature