chalk up

Example Sentences

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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 • Jan. 6, 2026

Let’s chalk up your girlfriend’s comments to momentary bad judgment.

From MarketWatch • 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 • Nov. 22, 2025

Researchers have found that mental health workers are often unprepared to work with people with intellectual or developmental disabilities or may chalk up symptoms to their disabilities, rather than overlapping needs.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2024

He began to chalk up a list of all the student’s names.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss