How to Use square up in a Sentence

square up

phrasal verb

• Hold a workpiece to the bench, and slide a square up to the cut mark.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 7 June 2023
• Carter squared up a heater that was thrown on the inside corner.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2024
• In a 1-and-1 count against Pirates reliever Ben Heller, Betts squared up a sinker over the heart of the zone.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
• The crew then heads to Cape Citadel to square up against their arch-nemesis Magneto.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2023
• One of the women took off her T-shirt, and the two squared up before one threw the first punch, the surveillance footage shows.
  — Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 12 June 2024
• If the tom is squared up, facing you directly, aim just an inch or two above his beard.
  — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 21 Apr. 2023
• In both games, your four heroes square up against up to four enemies.
  — Aaron Zimmerman, Ars Technica, 8 May 2023
• Two American women squared up for a sword fight at dusk.
  — Nick Duffy, NBC News, 28 July 2024
• After his first few weeks in the big leagues, McLain started squaring up line drives and home runs more often.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 22 July 2023
• Prior to the shooting, the older man was seen on video yelling at the other passenger before the two squared up to fight, the video shows.
  — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2024
• Otherwise, reunions are a chance to square up and meet others from a shared point of origin.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
• Smith is squaring up to this Rocky Mountain-sized moment and giving it her best shot.
  — Rose Minutaglio, ELLE, 17 July 2023
• An enraged Leonardo went back to Lerner to square up the bill, and the family never shopped there again.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2023
• Ramírez popped up and pointed a finger in Anderson’s face before the two squared up.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 5 Aug. 2023
• Rowdy Tellez came off the bench and followed suit, squaring up a two-run single to center to increase the cushion to 5-2.
  — Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2023
• Clearly annoyed by Sané’s efforts to grab the ball, Bjelica then pushed the forward in the face as the pair squared up to each other on the sideline.
  — Ben Church, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024
• On one first-quarter 3-pointer Martin had time to square up, look down to set his feet, and fire away with no resistance.
  — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2023
• Gifted a down-the-middle cutter that was begging to be squared up, Outman delivered a no-doubt grand slam to give the Dodgers a 6-2 win.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2023
• The shouting man seems delighted with the challenge, squaring up.
  — Michael Wilson, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2024
• After Tkachuk tried to snatch Ullmark’s stick, Boston’s goalie chucked both gloves and attempted to square up.
  — Conor Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2023
• Assis squared up against another top player in the world, 12-year-old Xeve Perez (Georgia).
  — Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2023
• In the clip, Benito squares up against his own clone, trading insults in both English and Spanish.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2023
• In other words, teams are able to square up on Munoz’s pitches rather easily, which proved deadly against the Orioles.
  — Kaushik Sampath, Miami Herald, 25 July 2024
• Hudson ran after Okoronkwo, who stopped and squared up before Hudson clocked him in the helmet.
  — Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 30 July 2023
• Hundreds of others squared up to police with shields at the town's cenotaph, throwing bricks, cans and pots at officers.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 5 Aug. 2024
• Hundreds of others squared up to police with shields at the town’s cenotaph, throwing bricks, cans, and pots at officers.
  — Pan Pylas, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2024
• Serve these squares up on Easter Sunday to save yourself time and effort stacking and frosting a layer cake.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 2 Feb. 2024
• Hudson ran after him, and Okoronkwo squared up, only to be punched in the helmet by the backup offensive tackle.
  — cleveland, 30 July 2023
• Burnie, wearing oversized boxing gloves, squared up with McGregor at midcourt during a timeout in the third quarter.
  — oregonlive, 11 June 2023
• Despite a vast arsenal of off-speed pitches, Boston’s hitters were able to square up on Bellozo’s off-speed pitches in the strike zone and deliver damage.
  — Kaushik Sampath, Miami Herald, 3 July 2024

Last Updated: 11 Dec 2024