square with

phrasal verb

squared with; squaring with; squares with

1

: to agree with (something)

Your story doesn't square with the facts.

2

: to make (something) agree with (something)

How can they square what they've done with what they've said?

3

: to get agreement about or approval of (something) from (someone)

I'll go on the trip if I can square it with my parents.

Examples of square with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Roberts brings a jolt of invigorating fury to one of the movie’s strongest scenes, in which the mentor rips into her mentee in public on a campus square with a fully detailed character assassination. —David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025

These specific diamonds are typically square with rounded corners and feature 58 facets. —Michelle Lee, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025

Throughout the year, festivals transform town squares with musicians, dancers, and artisans filling the streets with revelry in celebration of everything from figs and fireworks to flowers and honey. —AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025

Even standing in the middle of a village square with a gun could be seen this way, given how many people hang around with guns in Israel. —Sam Fleischacker, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025