square off

verb

squared off; squaring off; squares off

: to take a fighting stance : prepare to fight

also : fight

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Music's biggest stars are squaring off Sunday at an especially competitive Grammy ceremony. —

Adam Tamburin, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025 Washington — Justice Department lawyers and defense attorneys for the three men accused of planning the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks squared off before a federal appeals court Tuesday in a court fight over whether plea agreements reached with the defendants last summer can go forward. —

Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2025 The Chiefs and Eagles will square off for the NFL championship for the second time in three years, with Kansas City coming out on top in Super Bowl LVII, 38-35. —

Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 26 Jan. 2025 Three times before this season the Bills and Chiefs squared off for a spot in the Super Bowl, most recently in 2020. —

Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for square off