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Examples of rack up in a Sentence
having racked up a huge number of points in the short program, the figure skater would have to have a disastrous long program in order to miss out on a medal
racked up their second consecutive Super Bowl victory
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What this means is that whoever is the main playmaker on the team playing the Jazz has an excellent opportunity to rack up a bunch of assists.
—Matt Modi, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Watch on Deadline K-pop artists routinely dominate the social media charts and their videos rack up tens and sometimes hundreds of millions of views across YouTube and other platforms.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
According to the article, published in 2016, Lo moved into the New York Edition hotel, in the Gramercy area, then racked up a $13,000 tab and refused to leave for nearly two months.
—Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
In the last week, the game appears to have seen a resurgence in popularity thanks to several posts on X that racked up millions of views.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1949, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near rack up
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“Rack up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rack%20up. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
rack up
verb
: score entry 2 sense 4a
racked 30 points up in the first half
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