How to Use square away in a Sentence

square away

verb
  • Both sides of my life got squared away in those two spaces.
    A.d. Amorosi, Philly.com, 13 Mar. 2018
  • The running game is strong, but the Ravens still have to square away their passing attack.
    Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 4 Oct. 2019
  • For three months, Joe worked from a hotel room in Jersey City to get each staffer squared away.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2023
  • If both issues can be squared away, a Graham-Saints sequel makes a ton of sense.
    Larry Holder, NOLA.com, 6 Mar. 2018
  • Grab some General Tso's to go, and you've got supper squared away, too.
    Alison Cook, Houston Chronicle, 8 Jan. 2018
  • And in the meantime, get your holiday shopping squared away with these gift guides for 2017.
    Bridget Hallinan, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Dec. 2017
  • Once you’ve got decorations squared away, the next step is getting some Galent-wine.
    Brittany Martin, Los Angeles Magazine, 5 Feb. 2018
  • Prospective guests have a few years to square away their financials — a 12-day stay, as part of a party of six guests, costs $9.5 million.
    Lilian Min, The Cut, 6 Apr. 2018
  • Until that gets squared away, the city’s eco-conscious commuters will have to make do with bikes rather than electric scooters.
    Shoshana Wodinsky, The Verge, 11 Aug. 2018
  • The festival needs $20 to $30 million to get tickets on sale and get its permit squared away, according to sources.
    Dave Brooks, Billboard, 17 May 2019
  • That appears to be the hope for Auburn again this spring: establishing a starting five by the end of spring in order to get that unit squared away for the offseason.
    Tom Green, AL.com, 2 Mar. 2018
  • The Cheesecake Factory's got your Easter dessert squared away.
    Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 23 Mar. 2018
  • That way, the accord would be squared away, from the perspective of the Europeans, on the off-chance that Johnson manages to win approval in London.
    Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2019
  • Once the food court makeovers are squared away, the Swedish furniture powerhouse can always go back to inventing the meatball of the future.
    Bridget Mallon, ELLE Decor, 11 Feb. 2016
  • Christmas Day is under a week away, which means there are fewer than 168 hours to square away holiday shopping, meal prep and all the other trappings of the season.
    Jennifer Larino, NOLA.com, 20 Dec. 2017
  • Jones still needs to pass a physical exam, and the Titans need to square away their salary-cap situation to take on the wide receiver’s contract.
    Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 7 June 2021
  • Once all that is squared away, there's one thing left to do before the biggest party of your high school career: finding an easy, long-lasting, *and* affordable makeup look to rock for prom.
    Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Finally, in 2012, with the patents squared away and manufacturing secured, Baughman shipped the first production run to customers right from his home.
    Ariella Gintzler, Outside Online, 11 May 2018
  • Within the Internet, Ralph and Vanellope have to square away a painful reality: how friendships inevitably change when life goals diverge.
    Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 21 Nov. 2018
  • As with most subscription services, sign-up starts by filling out a quick survey on the service's website to get squared away on your taste and delivery preferences.
    Tiffany Dodson, SELF, 15 Apr. 2020
  • With the color scheme squared away, the designers focused on the second major challenge: The overall layout of the home, a very bland, open-floor spec house with areas that require guests to walk through one room to get to another.
    Devin Alessio, ELLE Decor, 13 June 2016
  • After getting mostly poor results in exhibition play the first three weeks, Barnes went back to his hard stuff and got squared away before the Milwaukee Brewers' season began.
    Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2018
  • Problem is, the federal grant program that helps pay for light rail projects requires that municipalities have their local and state funding squared away.
    The Observer Editorial Board, charlotteobserver, 30 May 2018
  • Many, fearful that their marital status is in danger, are moving now to square away potential medical, parental and estate issues.
    Jay Reeves, ajc, 1 July 2022
  • The show’s masterly first 20 minutes, for instance, have been significantly rejiggered since Denver, and show Mr. Grandage getting the back story squared away swiftly.
    Jesse Green, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2018
  • The lineup for the 2023 Hangout Music Fest hasn’t been revealed just yet, but organizers are about to start offering vacation and ticket packages that let attendees square away their lodging and admission in one purchase.
    al, 30 Nov. 2022
  • With another headlining performance squared away, Eminem seems poised and ready to obliterate his upcoming festivals later this month, which include Firefly and Bonnaroo.
    Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 4 June 2018
  • College Navigator Nahlee Suvanvej helps get paperwork squared away for students who largely rely on federal Pell grants and other financial aid dollars available to all students.
    oregonlive, 2 Apr. 2023

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