square off

verb

squared off; squaring off; squares off

intransitive verb

: to take a fighting stance : prepare to fight
also : fight

Examples of square off in a Sentence

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Grant Horvat, the social phenom and avid golfer, posted a golf match video with Mickelson, squaring off against Bryson DeChambeau and Garrett Clark. Savannah Leigh Richardson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025 This year, that would mean the Mavericks playing the San Antonio Spurs with Cooper Flagg and Dylan Harper squaring off. Zach Harper, New York Times, 9 July 2025 Consider transforming your angst into art as the moon and Mercury square off. Usa Today, USA Today, 5 July 2025 The Bianconeri face Real Madrid in the round of 16 at the FIFA World Club Cup, and these historic old rivals will square off in the dead of the Miami heat in very different shapes. Emmet Gates, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for square off

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of square off was in 1837

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“Square off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/square%20off. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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