square off

verb

squared off; squaring off; squares off

: to take a fighting stance : prepare to fight

also : fight

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And two of those stars — Green Bay’s Jordan Love and Philadelphia’s Jalen Hurts — will square off Sunday in an NFC wild card game. —

Rob Reischel, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025 The coaches squared off twice when Sarkisian was at Washington and Kwiatkowski was Boise State’s defensive coordinator and once in the Pac-12 when Sarkisian was at USC and Kwiatkowski was at Washington. —

Sam Khan Jr., The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025 Historic programs Penn State and Notre Dame will square off Thursday night in the Orange Bowl with a berth in the national championship on the line. —

NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025 What really happened: Held at WBBM-TV studios, 630 N. McClurg Court, on Sept. 26, 1960, Nixon and Kennedy squared off in the first presidential debate shown on TV. —

Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for square off