Example Sentences

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Their squareness was a constant punchline to the show’s freewheeling pop-art setup.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

The show took the idea of a music score, or a canvas, or a piece of fabric being square – and explored this theme of squareness.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2023

The rival company was perennially a little bit cooler, sleeker, and more tasteful than the endemic squareness of the Gates estate.

From The Verge • Jan. 20, 2021

Decency is not a vice, and a vague squareness is not so bad, either.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2019

Little Minerva, with my daddy's faintly square jaw—but on her, the squareness was softer.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English