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

Recent Examples on the Web Former President Trump and the current Vice President Kamala Harris squared off at 9 p.m. ET last night from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the original home to our Continental Congress. —

Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2024 Voters in the July 30 primary selected the Democrats and Republicans who will square off against one another in the November general election. —

Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2024 In the initial episodes, two teams of three relatives square off against each other in a cooking contest, eventually leading to the semi-final rounds and, inevitably, the final showdown. —

Will Harris, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2024 The waxing gibbous Moon in your sign opposes Mars; creates trines with Mercury, the Sun, and Uranus; forms sextiles with Saturn and Neptune; squares off against Venus; and passes through conjunction with Pluto. —

Jennifer Culp, Them, 6 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for square off

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