chalk up to

Example Sentences

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But shares are off about 5% in Tuesday morning action, which some analysts chalk up to Palantir’s sky-high valuation.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

Some of these portrayals you could chalk up to Hollywood jealousy over the emergence of another California epicenter of innovation.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2023

Some of those earlier roles were also written by Schenk, and “Cry Macho” echoes them in ways too deliberate to chalk up to coincidence.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2021

Others, starting when he was about 7, “I chalk up to just dreams,” he said.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2021

The audience laughed, but there were also some boos, which Corden seemed to chalk up to the perception of his show as apolitical.

From Slate • Jul. 30, 2019