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
The report analyzed 30 consumer neurotechnology companies to see how their privacy policies and user agreements squared with international privacy standards.
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Jonathan Moens, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
More than half of Gen Zers would turn down a job if the organization didn’t square with their social and political values, a survey of 1,000 Americans reveals.
—Bynick Rockel, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
The property is anchored by the charming Place des Oliviers, a small square with a retro food truck and two boutiques, which transforms into a lively entertainment space for live music, dancing, and drinks in the evening.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2024
Five paintings, all large squares with black backgrounds, acutely juxtapose life and loss.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
Unroll a can of pizza dough out on a flat surface, and cut the dough into 36 squares with a pizza cutter.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 2 Dec. 2023
The Human Rights Watch report said occupying forces had renamed streets and squares with Russian names and forced teachers to agree to switch to teaching a Russian curriculum.
—Constant Méheut, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
That account squares with Mexican military intelligence records reviewed by The Times that document foreign mercenaries, drone warfare and improvised land mines in the Tierra Caliente.
—Keegan Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
Plus, his guileless public persona didn’t square with his shrewd business sense and competitiveness, something that rubbed studio executives and power brokers the wrong way.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024
Jonathan Moens, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
More than half of Gen Zers would turn down a job if the organization didn’t square with their social and political values, a survey of 1,000 Americans reveals.
—Bynick Rockel, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
The property is anchored by the charming Place des Oliviers, a small square with a retro food truck and two boutiques, which transforms into a lively entertainment space for live music, dancing, and drinks in the evening.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2024
Five paintings, all large squares with black backgrounds, acutely juxtapose life and loss.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
Unroll a can of pizza dough out on a flat surface, and cut the dough into 36 squares with a pizza cutter.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 2 Dec. 2023
The Human Rights Watch report said occupying forces had renamed streets and squares with Russian names and forced teachers to agree to switch to teaching a Russian curriculum.
—Constant Méheut, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
That account squares with Mexican military intelligence records reviewed by The Times that document foreign mercenaries, drone warfare and improvised land mines in the Tierra Caliente.
—Keegan Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
Plus, his guileless public persona didn’t square with his shrewd business sense and competitiveness, something that rubbed studio executives and power brokers the wrong way.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024
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