square off

verb

squared off; squaring off; squares off

intransitive verb

: to take a fighting stance : prepare to fight
also : fight

Examples of square off in a Sentence

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The waxing gibbous Moon in your sign squares off against Mercury and passes through conjunction with Saturn. Jennifer Culp, Them, 1 Nov. 2024 Get creative as the moon squares off with Venus and Saturn. USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024 The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers will square off in the World Series tomorrow night. Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 No civil war takes place between classes; coalitions of many kinds square off against one another. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for square off 

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of square off was in 1837

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“Square off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/square%20off. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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