How to Use square in a Sentence

square

1 of 4 noun
Definition of squarenext
Synonyms for squarenext
  • The board has red and black squares.
  • Cut the brownies into squares.
  • The fabric is decorated with circles and squares.
  • Gathered in a corner of the square, a small group of teenagers paw the ground.
    — Pino Gagliardi, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Sep. 2023
  • And then Heidi gets shot square in the back in a very clear shot.
    — Jamie Yuccas, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2023
  • This means that each strip should be the same length as the starter square (5 inches).
    — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The 38-year-old placed a square of tin foil on a paper plate and set both on the tent floor.
    — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Lay slices of ham and Gruyère cheese in the center of each pastry square.
    — Andrea Weigl, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • That ace by Pedersen brought the match back to all square.
    — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Some shirts are plain, with the logo in a small square at the bottom of the buttons on a golf shirt.
    — Doug Ferguson, Quartz, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Spread cheese mixture on half of bread squares (about 1 tsp.
    — Julia Reed, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2023
  • He was known to take a train from the Jeffersontown square to his job in the city.
    — Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Have your partner scratch off a square to reveal a film from the IMDb top 100.
    — Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Squeeze your abs to keep your hips square and drive the cables forward.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 31 July 2023
  • So there was just about one foot of space between the cement roof and these squares of glass.
    — Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Your job is to find a player who fits the criteria of each square.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2023
  • Pushback from the squares only raised his rebel appeal among the young.
    — Alex Williams, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Please join me in welcoming Monique, Carrie, Brett and Rob to the town square.
    — Jay Peters, The Verge, 14 Sep. 2023
  • So there would be a square and a triangle and a circle.
    — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The bar, a square in the center of the dining room, is the domain of South African chef Aadam Coetzee.
    — Hannah Selinger, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Since then, the tree, now-over 60 feet tall, has become the focal point of the courthouse square in the heart of Lahaina.
    — Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The fictional Larry David wouldn’t last a day in the public square ca.
    — TIME, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The platforms were up for walkways and people were trying to walk only on the edges of the square.
    — Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The nail sets come in four shapes: stiletto, coffin, square and almond with a range of sizes from short to XXL.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Growing up, Rice Krispies squares were the treat most often found in our cupboard.
    — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Use this easy test: Hold a square of toilet paper up to the fan cover while the fan is running.
    — Christina Poletto, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Douglas looked dapper in a black suit and black bowtie, with a white pocket square in his lapel.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 16 May 2023
  • Either way, the square should be offset from your cutline by same distance that the saw’s blade is from the edge of its base.
    — Paul Steiner, Popular Mechanics, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Cut a 1- to 2-inch square or rectangle out of the center of a piece of white paper or cardboard.
    — Denise Chow, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Bakhmut’s central square has the usual things: a town hall, a fountain, shops and restaurants.
    — Haiane Avakian, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2023
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square

2 of 4 adjective
  • The room has four square corners.
  • The project renovates and expands the square footage of the school.
    — Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2023
  • The home is around 1,200 square feet, with three bedrooms and two baths.
    — Victoria K. Hunt, Robb Report, 7 May 2023
  • In terms of heat, it's said to be able to heat a standard room up to 400 square feet.
    — Alec Scherma, Good Housekeeping, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Building a deck around your above-ground pool costs from $15 to $30 per square foot.
    — Veronica Graham, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2023
  • That was also the nation’s third largest increase in terms of square footage over the last decade.
    — Ramsey Archibald | [email protected], al, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Snap or cut the nori in half once, then in half again for a nearly square quarter-sheet.
    — Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023
  • His jaw grew square, and his face sprouted the beginnings of a beard.
    — Kurt Streeter Mason Trinca, New York Times, 5 May 2023
  • That's where the UT System owns 3,000 square miles of property.
    — David Schechter, Chance Horner, CBS News, 16 May 2023
  • The best propane heaters can warm outdoor spaces or can even be used to heat homes of more than 1,000 square feet.
    — Andrew Waite, Field & Stream, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Keeping hips square to ground, lift right hand to tap left shoulder.
    — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The square footage of the top deck nearly doubled, and a massive, glass-heavy hardtop was added as its new crown.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2023
  • The humidifier works best in rooms that are up to 500 square feet.
    — Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 4 Feb. 2023
  • The piece of ice, at a size of 1,500 square miles and weighing nearly a trillion metric tons, is about three times the size of New York City.
    — Peter Aitken, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Keep in Mind This kit requires over 750 square feet of space on your property.
    — Laura Kristine Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2023
  • This size is suitable for areas between 50 and 75 square feet.
    — Casey Clark, Popular Mechanics, 9 June 2023
  • The low-end estimate of new space luxury retailers have leased in the U.S. over the past 12 months, in square feet.
    — Zlati Meyer, WSJ, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Plus, at roughly $1 per square foot, this model is a great value.
    — Melanie Gibson, Men's Health, 18 Nov. 2022
  • The tiles, whether stock or custom-colored, run around $45 a square foot, depending on the pattern.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
  • This channel features apartments low on square footage from around the world, with the tours guided by the people who designed the places.
    — Pcmag Staff, PCMAG, 11 Mar. 2023
  • The bundle comes with six rolls totaling a whopping 180 square feet.
    — Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The building costs of her house, which include site improvement and the foundation, were about $350 per square foot.
    — Lia Picard, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2022
  • The roomy interior boasts the largest square footage and tallest ceiling height—by a whopping 10 inches—on our list.
    — Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Ukraine claims to have taken about 12 square miles of territory around Bakhmut.
    — Sammy Westfall, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
  • Maximize your square footage and enjoy the most out of a small space by adding a compact furniture set.
    — Gabriela Izquierdo, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Line a 9-inch square baking dish with parchment paper and cooking spray.
    — Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Tired of having your bra poke out ever-so-slightly from under your square-neck shirts?
    — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Most experts recommend somewhere between 32 and 40 watts per square foot for the best growth.
    — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2024
  • With a square neck and dramatic lantern sleeves, the budget-friendly dress looks so similar to Kaling's.
    — Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2023
  • But big things are on the way with a major development project called Ashton Park that is projected to add thousands of homes and about 5 million square feet of retail and commercial space to the area.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2024
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square

3 of 4 verb
  • The machine squares the wood into flat boards.
  • If you square 3, you get 9.
  • Corine and team squared that area off and moved the stove down.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 12 July 2023
  • The Aries moon squares Mars to incite a take-charge mood.
    — USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Place squares on one of the prepared pans, about 1 inch apart.
    — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Make dough squares: Roll out the dough on a floured work surface.
    — Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Fang answered with a birdie on No. 17 to square the match.
    — Mark Kazlowski, Dallas News, 27 July 2023
  • The public and private personas of Kotick are hard to square.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 31 May 2023
  • Good defense, but Durant didn’t square his body to the rim on the baseline.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2023
  • How to square the images, the proof of life, with the conditions of living?
    — Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The Mariners tried to attack his fastball but struggled to square it up.
    — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 May 2023
  • On the very first day of 2024, Venus in Sagittarius will square Saturn in Pisces.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 26 Dec. 2023
  • But that doesn’t square up with the data, even from places with big contests up for grabs.
    — John Myers, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2022
  • That doesn’t square with what the film has implied — that Lennon had drifted away from Yoko.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 June 2022
  • Most kerosene heaters will convert BTUs to square footage on the packaging, but if not, the math is easy.
    — John Sass, Field & Stream, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Both men gave me one more glance before promising to square me away.
    — New York Times, 27 Apr. 2022
  • The point man spotted Clifford cutting to the right of the lane and the latter laid it in, squaring the score again at 64 apiece.
    — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Iriarte counters that the heavy head of the horse doesn’t square up with the image of domestic steeds.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 13 Oct. 2022
  • The urge to try new flavors and spend a little too lavishly will be heightened as Venus squares Uranus (on the 9th) and Jupiter (on the 22nd).
    — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2023
  • People who live and work in the area said the findings didn’t square with reality.
    — Mallory Moench, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Dec. 2022
  • From the start, Mr. Povlsen was grappling with how to square his job with his passion for land preservation.
    — New York Times, 5 May 2022
  • The new King also has Pluto on his ascendent, which squares his sun and moon.
    — Women's Health, 4 May 2023
  • Grab a set of the slide sandals now while they're marked down to just $24, and square yourself away with shoes that'll keep you comfy all summer.
    — Melissa Epifano, PEOPLE.com, 14 June 2022
  • The controversies that blew up around this book have always been hard to square with the mild, cultured man who wrote it.
    — Sam Sacks, WSJ, 23 Dec. 2022
  • So how does one square the Angels’ position on this list?
    — Dan Freedman, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Life may weigh on you as the Moon moves through your intense 8th house, but things should lighten up when the Moon squares Neptune in your joyful 5th house.
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2023
  • But this is hard to square with the fact that these groups have been set on this course for years now — years that included the Trump presidency.
    — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 31 May 2021
  • That may be the case at this moment as warrior Mars in your sign squares Neptune in your ambitious 10th house.
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Most players are taught how to square the clubface with shorter, slower swings and work up to a full motion.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2021
  • The Brazilian striker squared the ball to Trossard, who cut inside a defender and unleashed a fierce strike into the corner from near the penalty spot.
    — Mattias Karen, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2024
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square

4 of 4 adverb
  • Thank goodness that got me back square, so that was a lot of fun.
    — Michelle R. Martinelli, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2020
  • The driver got out to assess the damage, and the cyclist punched him square in the face.
    — Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Healdsburg's redwood- and Bradford pear–canopied square.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2021
  • Sarah Flint looked at pointe slippers—somewhat square-toed, but also rounded—in the design of these flats.
    — Alexis Bennett, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2021
  • The center stone appeared to be square-cut gem surrounded by a halo of diamonds and set on a thin band.
    — Claudia Harmata, PEOPLE.com, 5 Aug. 2019
  • Even in the Midwest, where the thin-crusted, square-cut pizzas originated, tavern pies tend to play second fiddle to the deep dish and pan pies of the world.
    — Michael Russell, oregonlive, 25 Mar. 2020
  • Cut parts square and then trim away a few whisper-fine shavings of wood for a furniture-quality fit.
    — Thomas Klenck, Popular Mechanics, 20 June 2020
  • The bling features both square-cut and pear-cut diamonds, coupled together on what appears to be one band.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 12 July 2018
  • Top with another piece of plastic wrap and, with a rolling pin and your hands, flatten the butter into a rectangle 4 inches wide and 8 inches long, keeping the edges straight and square.
    — Kim Ode, sacbee.com, 2 May 2017
  • Exercise isn't traditionally part of Chinese culture, barring some aunties square-dancing in the park and a few tai chi practitioners on the sidelines.
    — Nanlin Fang, CNN, 29 May 2018
  • The women introduced new aesthetic choices to note — such as the fact that nearly all of them wore square-cut, collarless jackets or brightly colored blazers, occasionally long enough to suggest a lab coat.
    — Kaitlyn Tiffany, Vox, 31 Oct. 2018
  • Thank goodness that got me back square, so that was a lot of fun.
    — Michelle R. Martinelli, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2020
  • The driver got out to assess the damage, and the cyclist punched him square in the face.
    — Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Healdsburg's redwood- and Bradford pear–canopied square.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2021
  • Sarah Flint looked at pointe slippers—somewhat square-toed, but also rounded—in the design of these flats.
    — Alexis Bennett, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2021
  • The center stone appeared to be square-cut gem surrounded by a halo of diamonds and set on a thin band.
    — Claudia Harmata, PEOPLE.com, 5 Aug. 2019
  • Even in the Midwest, where the thin-crusted, square-cut pizzas originated, tavern pies tend to play second fiddle to the deep dish and pan pies of the world.
    — Michael Russell, oregonlive, 25 Mar. 2020
  • Cut parts square and then trim away a few whisper-fine shavings of wood for a furniture-quality fit.
    — Thomas Klenck, Popular Mechanics, 20 June 2020
  • The bling features both square-cut and pear-cut diamonds, coupled together on what appears to be one band.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 12 July 2018
  • Top with another piece of plastic wrap and, with a rolling pin and your hands, flatten the butter into a rectangle 4 inches wide and 8 inches long, keeping the edges straight and square.
    — Kim Ode, sacbee.com, 2 May 2017
  • Exercise isn't traditionally part of Chinese culture, barring some aunties square-dancing in the park and a few tai chi practitioners on the sidelines.
    — Nanlin Fang, CNN, 29 May 2018
  • The women introduced new aesthetic choices to note — such as the fact that nearly all of them wore square-cut, collarless jackets or brightly colored blazers, occasionally long enough to suggest a lab coat.
    — Kaitlyn Tiffany, Vox, 31 Oct. 2018
  • Thank goodness that got me back square, so that was a lot of fun.
    — Michelle R. Martinelli, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2020
  • The driver got out to assess the damage, and the cyclist punched him square in the face.
    — Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Healdsburg's redwood- and Bradford pear–canopied square.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2021
  • Sarah Flint looked at pointe slippers—somewhat square-toed, but also rounded—in the design of these flats.
    — Alexis Bennett, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2021
  • The center stone appeared to be square-cut gem surrounded by a halo of diamonds and set on a thin band.
    — Claudia Harmata, PEOPLE.com, 5 Aug. 2019
  • Even in the Midwest, where the thin-crusted, square-cut pizzas originated, tavern pies tend to play second fiddle to the deep dish and pan pies of the world.
    — Michael Russell, oregonlive, 25 Mar. 2020
  • Cut parts square and then trim away a few whisper-fine shavings of wood for a furniture-quality fit.
    — Thomas Klenck, Popular Mechanics, 20 June 2020
  • The bling features both square-cut and pear-cut diamonds, coupled together on what appears to be one band.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 12 July 2018

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