square with

phrasal verb

squared with; squaring with; squares with

1

: to agree with (something)

Your story doesn't square with the facts.

2

: to make (something) agree with (something)

How can they square what they've done with what they've said?

3

: to get agreement about or approval of (something) from (someone)

I'll go on the trip if I can square it with my parents.

Examples of square with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This rule establishing that multi-member agencies are less subject to presidential control than an agency with a single director is hard to square with the Court’s more recent decisions endorsing a unitary executive. —Ian Millhiser, Vox, 5 Feb. 2025

That brought in more money and helped cut out items valued at under $100, where the economics are harder to square with its service, which authenticates every piece sold. —Evan Clark, WWD, 28 Feb. 2025

But promoting invidious forms of discrimination cannot be squared with any reasonable interpretation of federal law. —Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025

Others appeared simply as a gray square with nondescript alt text, as if the image didn’t load. —Mia Sato, The Verge, 24 Jan. 2025