How to Use chalk in a Sentence

chalk

1 of 2 noun
  • He put chalk marks on the stage to show the actors where they should stand.
  • The teacher handed her a piece of chalk and asked her to write the answer on the chalkboard.
  • They drew pictures on the sidewalk with colored chalks.
  • With chalk, paintings and protests.
    — Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
  • This quick fall craft for adults is ready as soon as the chalk paint dries!
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
  • One of the men used a piece of chalk to mark each passing day.
    — David Kortava, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2022
  • The large-scale work is drawn in thick, simple lines filled with white chalk.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Moss is all chalk this week, but this price is simply too good to pass on.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
  • Throw some chalk in the air and bring on the Sweet 16!
    — Greg Cote updated March 23, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Sometimes the holder is a cup or a clip to hold chalk.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Let your little one get a bit wild with their hair with this fun hair chalk kit.
    — Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Once dry, use chalk to add color and details.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The grass is freshly mowed, the dirt and chalk lines finely groomed.
    — Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Cracks and other features were marked by clouds of white chalk where the climbers had grabbed hold.
    — Robert O'Harrow Jr., Washington Post, 3 June 2022
  • Get a measuring tape and mark the distance with tape or a piece of chalk.
    — Leah Groth, Health, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Messages were inscribed on posters and in chalk on the sidewalk.
    — New York Times, 4 June 2022
  • To the naked eye, the rings looked as if they were dusted with chalk or snow, Glover said.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The wood-style frame adds an elevated look and acts as a small ledge to store chalk.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Draw creative designs or use the chalk to play games such as tic-tac-toe or hopscotch.
    — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 6 May 2022
  • This set includes pool cues, balls, chalk, drop pockets, and a table brush.
    — Kelley Rebori, Popular Mechanics, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Tonal cashmere rather than thick chalk stripes; platinum that could be stainless steel.
    — Alexander Freeling, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Keep in mind that since the idea here is to make high-percentage plays, my picks tend to lean chalk-heavy.
    — Kc Joyner, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
  • There will be food trucks and an area for children to draw with chalk, so bring the whole family.
    — Chelsea Hylton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Doors manifest out of a chalk outline.
    — ABC News, 13 May 2026
  • Entrants are also welcome to bring chalk.
    — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Scrawled in chalk on the door are figures for mortar shells, smoke shells, shrapnel shells, flares.
    — Andrea Rosa and Jamey Keaten, Anchorage Daily News, 21 June 2022
  • Instead chalk art appeared throughout the city.
    — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • For the first time, the festival will include a chalk art contest.
    — Norma Cavazos, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023
  • People were skateboarding and kids were drawing with chalk on the street.
    — Steve Smith, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2022
  • On top of it all, the wine has a distinct mineral note that combines saline and chalk dust.
    — Michael Alberty | , oregonlive, 11 Mar. 2023

chalk

2 of 2 verb
  • She chalked a message on the side of the barn.
  • He chalked the stage to show the actors where they should stand.
  • Adams crossed three times in the half, but one got chalked off.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2019
  • The plan is for the founders to meet again to chalk out next steps.
    — Saritha Rai, Bloomberg.com, 1 Oct. 2020
  • Channick chalked this up to a bug and said it, too, had been fixed.
    — Jeremy B. Merrill, Quartz, 11 Feb. 2020
  • Some might chalk all of this up to the luck of the Irish as of late.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 10 June 2026
  • Even his doctor chalked it up to overwork.
    — Jordan Greene, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Stewart chalks a cue and then leans over the table and breaks.
    — Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Most chalked it up to the adrenaline a new coach can bring.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Some chalk that up to nerves that come with the first college football game.
    — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 11 Nov. 2020
  • His catchphrase is chalked out beneath.
    — Jenna Thompson june 24, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026
  • Sand the lid and rails, chalk it up, and then practice before going afield.
    — M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 7 Feb. 2023
  • But, his teenage mind chalked the incidents up to wrong place, wrong time — rather than to his race.
    — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2023
  • Fiji had one chalked off one minute later, and then Owens got sin-binned.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2019
  • As for that cold spell, head coach Jon Scheyer chalked it up to bad luck.
    — The Courier-Journal, 25 Jan. 2024
  • If all goes to chalk, those two schools would meet for a Final Four berth.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Mar. 2022
  • Don’t be surprised if either side scores a goal that gets chalked off for offside.
    — Carl Anka, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Bigjigs chalk eggs come with six sizable rainbow eggs, perfect for preschool hands.
    — Lindsey Hunter Lopez, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2021
  • Pruitt chalks this up to the abundance of wildfires and droughts that plague the West.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Most people who snore chalk it up to sleeping on their back or having had one too many drinks.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • One day, the black students arrived to find that someone had chalked a racial slur on the street.
    — Steve Chapman, chicagotribune.com, 3 July 2019
  • Chris Sale chalked it up to Wednesday being one of those days.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The Emmy-winning host chalked it up to the pair growing apart.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
  • Like his neighbors, Hill chalks it up to the nature of business.
    — Shauna Stuart | [email protected], al, 1 Sep. 2023
  • So chalk this recent run up to bad luck, bad timing, and finding a bad person.
    — Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 12 June 2022
  • Invest in a new plant, and chalk it up to experience!
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Townsend refused to assign intent to Ostapenko and chalked it up to sour grapes.
    — Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Phil, the quieter of the pair, chalks it up to pure coincidence.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Maybe just chalk it up to a weird game and an LC offense that can pose problems.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 23 Sep. 2022
  • The slippers’ smooth leather soles would be chalked to improve their grip on polished wooden floors.
    — Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025

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