Definition of square one
: the initial stage or starting point
- the failure set us back to square one
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Examples of square one in a Sentence
They lost everything and found themselves back at square one.
Recent Examples of square one from the Web
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Jamaica won’t exactly be starting at square one — the same principles apply whether in an old sled or a new one.
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If Proposition 3 fails in November, the funding question goes back to square one.
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If the new policy is rejected by the courts, which the administration acknowledges is a possibility, the debate could move back to square one.
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If the new policy is rejected by the courts, which the administration acknowledges is a possibility, the debate could move back to square one.
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Two young entrepreneurs brought a sleek new food truck to their Overbrook Park neighborhood, but then a City Council amendment brought them back to square one.
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Stay with us here: There’s no better way to get your hair back to square one than starting totally fresh.
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Next is the game Kerr calls the swing game in a series - the team with the 2-1 advantage comes out of it either dominating or back at square one.
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Four years after the flood, Sidney was back to square one.
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Origin and Etymology of square one
from the use of numbered squares in some board games
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Definition of square one for English Language Learners
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: the beginning stage or starting point
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