square
noun
a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
were squaring
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past progressiveof square.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Arguably the NBA’s two best teams were squaring off in a season opener, yet buzz was an impossibility.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 23, 2020
On this particular breezy July night, the hometown Yokohama BayStars were squaring off against the visiting Chunichi Dragons—an ordinary game between two teams that were having so-so seasons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2018
In late September, two high school football teams in the Salt Lake City suburbs were squaring off when cheers erupted.
From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2017
But the reporters never came, because they were squaring off with Lions coach Wayne Fontes.
From Time ● Nov. 26, 2014
They declared that they were "squaring themselves with the colonel."
From Windy McPherson's Son by Sherwood Anderson
