How to Use square off in a Sentence

square off

verb

• Game notes: Two of the top teams in the Big Ten square off.
  — Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press, 26 Jan. 2022
• The two men were set to square off again Nov. 5 for a full two-year term in Congress.
  — Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024
• To make the cups, square off corn tortillas by cutting off the round edges.
  — Chris Morris, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Feb. 2023
• Chen squared off with Liu at a gathering and punched him in the jaw.
  — Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2024
• Here are five things to watch for as the candidates square off again.
  — Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2023
• This will be the second time Lopez and Cease square off this season.
  — Field Level Media, Reuters, 13 July 2024
• The Saints’ Derek Carr and his center almost squared off.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
• The teams square off Tuesday for the second time this season.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 19 Sep. 2023
• Sunday’s game is the 10th time these teams square off this season.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 23 July 2023
• Even though much has changed since the last time Biden and Trump squared off on the debate stage, the candidates are the same.
  — Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 26 June 2024
• Sunday’s game is the sixth time these teams square off this season.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 9 July 2023
• There are now ten fins rather than eight which have been neatly squared off.
  — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
• Jason and Travis Kelce will be the first two brothers to square off in a Super Bowl match-up.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 12 Feb. 2023
• The body is slim but not tight, a medium shoulder is squared off but not bulky, and the lapel is perfectly on the wider side.
  — Brad Lanphear, Men's Health, 14 Aug. 2023
• Blame it on the moon’s square off with nebulous Neptune!
  — USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2023
• What to know: These future Big 12 opponents square off in what could be the best matchup of the late-night window.
  — USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2022
• Andra Day squares off with demons and a haunted house in her intense new film.
  — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024
• Amo will square off against Leonard in the Nov. 7 general election.
  — CBS News, 6 Sep. 2023
• But as the teens squared off, Lewis stepped in to defend his friend, according to police.
  — Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2023
• This is where the remaining two hitters will square off.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2024
• Highland Park will square off against Plano in the area round, setting up a matchup between two top-10 area teams.
  — Dallas News, 21 Feb. 2023
• Four matchups are in the first round and two matchups are in the second found before two final contenders square off in the finals.
  — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
• The country's national team will square off against France at 2 p.m. ET.
  — Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 14 Dec. 2022
• The East, of course, will in all likelihood come down to the final weekend when Ohio State and Michigan square off.
  — Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2022
• You’re blocked from your desires at every turn as Mars and Saturn square off.
  — USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024
• Venus creates a trine with Chiron and squares off against Uranus.
  — Jennifer Culp, Them, 15 July 2024
• This weekend’s pair of games sees two of the league’s best defensive teams, the 49ers and the Eagles, square off and there really aren’t a lot of weak spots.
  — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2023
• For each of the five districts, the top two vote-getters in the May 14 primary will square off in the Nov. 5 general election.
  — Molly Fellin Spence, Baltimore Sun, 12 Feb. 2024
• In November 2023, the brothers squared off for the first time ever when the Kings faced the Blazers in Sacramento.
  — Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024
• If no candidate receives more than 50% support, the top two vote-getters will square off in a Dec. 14 runoff.
  — Asher Price, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Nov 2024