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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My mom has been traveling for more than 40 years and has racked up at least 2,000 hotel stays, and my dad takes an average of four work trips a year to Europe.
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Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2025
The company has racked up nearly $30 million in fines for failing to meet staffing guidelines and other contractual obligations, but reform advocates argue the fines are not a clear incentive for CoreCivic to improve its facilities.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 15 July 2025
Democratic pushback against President Donald Trump’s crypto dealmaking means Republicans are also unlikely to rack up the same level of bipartisan support as last Congress.
—semafor.com, 14 July 2025
By the second week of the season, the show had racked up 1.2 billion minutes viewed.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2025
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Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2025
The company has racked up nearly $30 million in fines for failing to meet staffing guidelines and other contractual obligations, but reform advocates argue the fines are not a clear incentive for CoreCivic to improve its facilities.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 15 July 2025
Democratic pushback against President Donald Trump’s crypto dealmaking means Republicans are also unlikely to rack up the same level of bipartisan support as last Congress.
—semafor.com, 14 July 2025
By the second week of the season, the show had racked up 1.2 billion minutes viewed.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2025
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“Rack up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rack%20up. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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