Examples of square one in a Sentence
They lost everything and found themselves back at square one.
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Leadership turnover, regulatory shifts and business pivots often send companies back to square one.
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Sudhir Menon, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
But Woodwork eventually closed, and Hudson was back to square one.
—Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Even seemingly-small continuity issues can take the process back to square one.
—Rainesford Stauffer, Time, 24 Apr. 2025
Unless the board can vote on an amendment soon, Johnson is back to square one in figuring out how to fund the upcoming CTU contract — while racing to patch up a $175 million hole in the budget.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
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Sudhir Menon, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
But Woodwork eventually closed, and Hudson was back to square one.
—Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Even seemingly-small continuity issues can take the process back to square one.
—Rainesford Stauffer, Time, 24 Apr. 2025
Unless the board can vote on an amendment soon, Johnson is back to square one in figuring out how to fund the upcoming CTU contract — while racing to patch up a $175 million hole in the budget.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Square one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/square%20one. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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