How to Use square in a Sentence
- The board has red and black squares.
- Cut the brownies into squares.
- The fabric is decorated with circles and squares.
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Start with brunch on the square.
—Katy Spratte Joyce, Midwest Living, 31 Mar. 2026
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The town square looked like a set.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
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This is my house, not town square.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 22 Jan. 2026
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This is my house, not town square.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Jan. 2026
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There's no need for a strict square.
—Marie Iannotti, The Spruce, 5 June 2026
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Lay the face of the club square to the ball.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
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So even a small square or two may do the trick.
—Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 8 Apr. 2026
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The sweet dust that coats these squares is a nice touch.
—Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
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The square itself was shut down.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2025
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The kids ran the square for the entire race.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026
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Cut into squares and serve warm.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
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Use a sharp knife to cut them into squares.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 May 2026
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Chess squares follow that script.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
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The numbers say which square is which, who owns what.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 7 Jan. 2026
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All that was missing were a dozen dancers and a town square.
—David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2025
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The protein-rich squares are great for meal prep and freeze well.
—Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2025
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Think slices of bread to teach about squares and deli meats for circles.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 24 Oct. 2025
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The two pink squares next to that must equal a total of 0.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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The two pink squares next to that must equal a total of 0.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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The two pink squares next to that must equal a total of 0.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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The two pink squares next to that must equal a total of 0.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
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The two pink squares next to that must equal a total of 0.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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The two pink squares next to that must equal a total of 0.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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The two pink squares next to that must equal a total of 0.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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The two pink squares next to that must equal a total of 0.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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The two pink squares next to that must equal a total of 0.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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The two pink squares next to that must equal a total of 0.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
- The room has four square corners.
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The price per square foot is $411.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
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The price per square foot is $624.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
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The price per square foot is $696.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
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The price per square foot is $602.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
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The price per square foot is $446.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
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The price per square foot is $587.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
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The price per square foot is $487.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
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The price per square foot is $665.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
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The price per square foot is $786.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
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The price per square foot is $663.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
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The price per square foot is $755.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
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The price per square foot is $387.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
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The price per square foot is $925.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
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The price per square foot is $865.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
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The price per square foot was $700.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
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The price per square foot was $397.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
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The price per square foot was $439.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
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The price per square foot was $633.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
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The price per square foot was $607.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
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The price per square foot was $560.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
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The price per square foot was $775.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
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The price per square foot was $888.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
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The price per square foot was $786.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
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The price per square foot was $985.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
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The price per square foot was $879.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
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The price per square foot was $581.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
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The price per square foot was $553.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
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The price per square foot was $512.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
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The price per square foot was $852.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
- The machine squares the wood into flat boards.
- If you square 3, you get 9.
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Even then, the math is tough to square.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
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But here’s the part that doesn’t square.
—Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
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Corine and team squared that area off and moved the stove down.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 12 July 2023
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Even the men must square their accounts.
—Radhika Jones, New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2026
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Hegel sought to square this circle.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
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Pahlavi faces the same problem squared.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
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Though squaring over nine feet, the boar was thin.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026
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The Mets couldn’t square anything up off of him.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 7 June 2026
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Miguel Rojas squared around to bunt them over but popped it up.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025
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The lesser bear squared out at nine feet, six inches.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026
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Both men gave me one more glance before promising to square me away.
—New York Times, 27 Apr. 2022
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Pizza squares on the diet-for-health trays.
—Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
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Four polar bears in four days, two of which squared over 10 feet.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026
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But that doesn’t square up with the data, even from places with big contests up for grabs.
—John Myers, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2022
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Enter Daniela, who wants to square that circle.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
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The payroll makes the reliance harder to square.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
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Like, not fading away so much on some of his jump shots, squaring his body and getting stronger.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2025
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Palace’s right wing-back then squares the ball to Eze, who scores into an empty net.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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The public and private personas of Kotick are hard to square.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 31 May 2023
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The Mariners tried to attack his fastball but struggled to square it up.
—Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 May 2023
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The cross then goes to Senesi, who squares for Kroupi to score.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
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How to square the images, the proof of life, with the conditions of living?
—Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2023
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Good defense, but Durant didn’t square his body to the rim on the baseline.
—Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2023
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The Sequoia is tall, wide, gorgeous and squared-off in a modern-truck way.
—Josh Max, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
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Fortunately, Vance has faith enough to square it all.
—Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
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Stephanie steps into Sarah’s personal space, squares her up.
—Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
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That doesn’t square with what the film has implied — that Lennon had drifted away from Yoko.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 June 2022
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My problem was how to square that with something else the relatives impressed on us.
—Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
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Thank goodness that got me back square, so that was a lot of fun.
—Michelle R. Martinelli, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2020
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These square-shaped, milky nude nails are trimmed in gold chrome at the cuticles.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 2 July 2026
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The driver got out to assess the damage, and the cyclist punched him square in the face.
—Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 22 Mar. 2021
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Cut parts square and then trim away a few whisper-fine shavings of wood for a furniture-quality fit.
—Thomas Klenck, Popular Mechanics, 20 June 2020
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The center stone appeared to be square-cut gem surrounded by a halo of diamonds and set on a thin band.
—Claudia Harmata, PEOPLE.com, 5 Aug. 2019
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Sarah Flint looked at pointe slippers—somewhat square-toed, but also rounded—in the design of these flats.
—Alexis Bennett, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2021
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The shoes feature an open, round toe design that’s slight square-shaped at the tip of the foot, delivering a bold asymmetric design.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Trapani said Schild exited the backyard through a side gate and charged at officers while holding a metal framing square over his head.
—Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2022
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Internal shaping and weight removal might be necessary to prevent the haircut from looking bulky or square-shaped, Michael says.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 8 Jan. 2026
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Top with another piece of plastic wrap and, with a rolling pin and your hands, flatten the butter into a rectangle 4 inches wide and 8 inches long, keeping the edges straight and square.
—Kim Ode, sacbee.com, 2 May 2017
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Exercise isn't traditionally part of Chinese culture, barring some aunties square-dancing in the park and a few tai chi practitioners on the sidelines.
—Nanlin Fang, CNN, 29 May 2018
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Indeed, Sunni Sunni’s styles, including square-toed mules with bold chain hardware and colorful heeled boots with python-print embossing, are available in a full range of men’s and women’s sizing.
—New York Times, 24 Mar. 2022
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And then there is Campy Campusano was on the top step at the far end of the dugout when Freddy Fermin was hit square in the mask by a foul ball off the bat of Brendan Donovan.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
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The square-jawed Iago Breschi, one of the most technically proficient classical dancers in San Diego, was in his element as the torero Escamillo, strutting with a devil-may-care swagger.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025
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