square off
verb
squared off; squaring off; squares off
: to take a fighting stance : prepare to fight
also
: fight
Examples of square off in a Sentence
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Two Air Force fighter jets recently squared off in a dogfight in California.
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Tara Copp, Fortune, 12 May 2024
The Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder will square off in the NBA Playoff’s Western Conference Semifinal best-of-seven series which begins at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the Paycom Center.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
Americans continue to square off over the interplay of guns, safety, and health – with a trust gap hindering compromise.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Apr. 2024
Massive armies squared off and massacred each other using cannon and rifle fire and mass cavalry charges that claimed tens of thousands of casualties in hours.
—Byandrew Curry, science.org, 2 Apr. 2024
Clarkson is squaring off against Tamron Hall (who was also nominated in the category last year), the hosts of The View and The Talk, and Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa from Live with Kelly and Mark.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 19 Apr. 2024
The viewership of the women’s NCAA March Madness tournament eclipsed that of the men’s this year, with a record 18.7 million viewers watching the South Carolina Gamecocks and the University of Iowa Hawkeyes square off, compared to 14.82 million watching the men’s final.
—Bysasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2024
In it, the actor can be seen wearing his uncle’s iconic hat and costumes, executing his electric choreography on various stages and squaring off against Rustin Oscar nominee Colman Domingo, who plays Michael’s father and manager Joe.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
From Jack Harris: Clayton Kershaw would have loved to have seen Tyler Glasnow square off against Logan Webb on Tuesday night.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Tara Copp, Fortune, 12 May 2024
The Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder will square off in the NBA Playoff’s Western Conference Semifinal best-of-seven series which begins at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the Paycom Center.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
Americans continue to square off over the interplay of guns, safety, and health – with a trust gap hindering compromise.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Apr. 2024
Massive armies squared off and massacred each other using cannon and rifle fire and mass cavalry charges that claimed tens of thousands of casualties in hours.
—Byandrew Curry, science.org, 2 Apr. 2024
Clarkson is squaring off against Tamron Hall (who was also nominated in the category last year), the hosts of The View and The Talk, and Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa from Live with Kelly and Mark.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 19 Apr. 2024
The viewership of the women’s NCAA March Madness tournament eclipsed that of the men’s this year, with a record 18.7 million viewers watching the South Carolina Gamecocks and the University of Iowa Hawkeyes square off, compared to 14.82 million watching the men’s final.
—Bysasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2024
In it, the actor can be seen wearing his uncle’s iconic hat and costumes, executing his electric choreography on various stages and squaring off against Rustin Oscar nominee Colman Domingo, who plays Michael’s father and manager Joe.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
From Jack Harris: Clayton Kershaw would have loved to have seen Tyler Glasnow square off against Logan Webb on Tuesday night.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Square off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/square%20off. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
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