How To Use Squarely In A Sentence

I laid the matter squarely before him.
Some of my favorite food bloggerati including Jane Black, Mark Bittman, Tom Philpott, and Kristin Wartman among several others all wrote compelling pieces urging those of us in the "food movement" to start to align ourselves squarely within the ranks of the 99%. Ben Grossman-Cohen: Action > Anger
Surely the blame rests squarely with Sir Ralph?
He believed Mrs Letch probably tried to correct the skid but in doing so steered squarely into the path of the oncoming car.
It is squarely in the scientific tradition and is a conscious attempt to apply scientific method to international relations.

The issues of the factional struggle are matters of principle which put the movement squarely before the question: To be or not to be.
My problem with the cardinal’s statements is that he is taking this idea of materialism and laying it squarely on Darwin’s shoulders, essentially saying that evolution and materialism are equivalent: “What I call evolutionism is an ideological view that says evolution can explain everything in the whole development of the cosmos, from the Big Bang to Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony” Vienna cardinal draws lines in Intelligent Design row - The Panda's Thumb
Walker blames the shortfall squarely on the failure of ministers to ensure that the new policies were properly costed.
Then she caught her reflection in the mirror and looked herself squarely in the eye.
If he is evicted and made homeless he is bound to commit suicide, for which the council will be squarely responsible.
Calling media narratives into question is something that sits squarely inside "The Daily Show" 's wheelhouse, which is probably why Jon Stewart and company are far more trusted by the public than the rest of the media. Will 'Rally To Restore Sanity' Reveal America's 'Silent Majority'?
Dr Soames jammed his hat squarely on his head.
Responsibility for the dispute rests squarely on the shoulders of the president.
And we know squarely where that blame lies. The Sun
The blame rests squarely on Jim's shoulders.
He wheeled and faced his opponent squarely.
It was aimed squarely at the cluster of key provincial and regional marginals that will decide the election.
Here, being true to nature enables Shemesh to record a dazzling array of painterly gestures, some of them squarely within the tradition of Abstract Expressionism.
Hang tiles in a more original way than squarely - perhaps in diamond shapes or with a patterned one here and there.
Alvin placed the tray squarely on the sideboard and turned three glasses upright.
They fall squarely within the tradition of classical word problems and are designed for use in a traditional calculus course.
The mud hit Jade squarely in the side of the face and her jaw dropped in surprise.
That this could no longer happen was squarely blamed on Paul. The Sun
The elimination of all but minimal stage props and scenic effects places the emphasis squarely on the actor and the word.
Ray was a man of middle age, height, and weight, his body constructed squarely and his hair close-cropped and colorless. GRACED LAND
Tom Morello's insistent riffs and scorching solos were supported squarely by the rhythm section.
Because many of the tax law's provisions are aimed squarely at investors, his strategists hope to score points with a burgeoning group of stockholders.
He created a unique fusion of the swing of the US big bands of the 40s and the tang of his Cuban roots, aimed fairly and squarely at the dance floor and at popular appeal.
This time, though we were continually half-buried, there was no trough in which to be swept, and we drifted squarely down upon the upturned boat, badly smashing it as it was heaved inboard. Chapter 17
The blame lies fairly and squarely at the door of this Conservative council.
In breathless silence the little group of spectators watched his movements, and when, with sharply exhaled breath, he planted a crashing "facer" straight from the shoulder squarely upon the leathern disk they sprang eagerly forward to note the result. The Copper Princess A Story of Lake Superior Mines
Interestingly, the largest program for problem drinkers, Alcoholics Anonymous, works squarely against shy people.
That this could no longer happen was squarely blamed on Paul. The Sun
He opened the red notebook and set it squarely on his lap.
I swung my arm behind me and whacked him squarely in the chest.
We must meet the challenge squarely .
He shook his head, and twinkled his eyes in feigned amusement, and marveled to himself that her intuition should have so squarely hit the mark. CHAPTER XXX
Once you're sure your putter is aimed squarely, your sole thought during the stroke should be to maintain the triangle formed by your shoulders and arms.
Un Mauvais Quart d'Heure After Another I delicately removed a strand of still-damp waterweed from my sleeve and placed it squarely in the center of the blotter. Sick Cycle Carousel
The president put the blame squarely on his opponent.
The drama of Holy Week stands squarely between the seasons of Lent and Easter.
From that point people have looked to put the blame squarely on the management.
He hit the nail squarely on the head with the hammer.
The third hit the Prime Minister squarely between the shoulder blades.
The blame for this, I am afraid, must fall fairly and squarely on the shoulders of the authoress and director of the piece, and I am disappointed that the pleasure I had anticipated from what I had read of the play was denied me.
It couldn't be helped; she landed squarely on all four hooves and slid to a gooky stop. Isle of View
This weekend, you can tour the wild world while planted squarely on a lowly beach towel, and it involves no down payments of your first born to evil sorcerers.
The responsibility for the crisis rests squarely on the government.
Your home collapses in a cloud of dust, and a stray flying brick hits you squarely on the back of the head.
She refused to come down squarely on either side of the argument.
looked him squarely in the eye
It's just easier to lay all the blame squarely on the shoulders of smokers.
Forget the tentacle rape, my childhood just took it squarely up the clacker watching that video lol FRIDAY FREE FOR ALL: VOLTRON IS VIOLENT
He shifted to face her more squarely and stood very tall and erect, his expression shuttered and cold. Fox Fire Light
A second moment they devoted to the wreckage of the same on deck -- the mizzen-topmast, thrust through the spanker and supported vertically by the stout canvas, thrashing back and forth with each thrash of the sail, the main - topmast squarely across the ruined companionway to the steerage. CHAPTER XV
Great West Wind Drift, setting squarely into the teeth of the easterly gale, kicked up a tideway sea that was monstrous. CHAPTER XL
The responsibility for the crisis rests squarely on the government.
None touched or saw Simon , although he stood squarely in their midst.
A heap of snow had fallen from directly above us and landed squarely on each runway, preventing any possible take-offs.
But there have been problems, and they should be faced squarely. Times, Sunday Times
And the total alteration in underlying circumstances has not been squarely faced.
It hit Susanna squarely, and the force behind it sent her sprawling backwards.
The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely
Realism rests squarely on a contrary view, both in substance and for purposes of method.
Science fiction deliberately foregoes a direct engagement with the world literary fiction confronts more squarely, preferring instead imaginative extrapolations from existing conditions in that world; fantastic fiction ignores the restraints of realism in coming to terms with that world altogether. Genre Fiction
Significantly, the PT defined itself as a radical leftist party but squarely rejected the Leninism and vanguardism of the Soviet Union and Cuba. Jeffrey W. Rubin: The Roots of Brazil's Success
Surely the blame rests squarely with Sir Ralph?
They point the finger of blame squarely at me. Times, Sunday Times
The game puts you squarely in the role of a new US Army GI starting his tour of duty in the Vietnam War.
He shooed the young steer out of his way, and back, onto firmer ground, and then spun the loop of the rope lazily, letting it swing out in an arc and settle squarely over the cow's horns.
Its become a category five killer once again and apparently it has Grand Cayman squarely in its sights!
This case falls squarely into the category of abuse.
That put the point squarely enough. Christianity Today
All of them, deeply mired in nationalism and chauvinism, have squarely lined up behind their ‘own’ regime in its preparations for war.
Situated squarely in the center of this design is the ancient figure of the vampire.
Now he's hitting the ball squarely, instead of with a glancing blow.
And talk about nudity, this film features the most male, full-frontal nudity of any mainstream Hollywood film that I've ever seen, something that you wouldn't expect from a film aimed squarely at high school boys.
Despite this, Mai has an enormous international solidarity movement squarely behind her.
He wheeled about and faced his opponent squarely.
It hit them both squarely and they let out a howl of anger.
Seeing the movement, he threw his knife hitting the man squarely in the chest.
Tabou Combo's music is aimed squarely at the dance ﬂoor -- mixing Haitian meringue, rara vodoun percussion with kompa and elements of Brazilian music, soukous and funk. Jim Luce: International Community Gathers for "Uni Haiti" at Upper East Gala
It struck a home defender squarely in the side of the head causing debate as to whether a penalty flick should have been awarded.
Instead it is short and succinct and defiantly lays the blame squarely on everyone else.
All the female responses showed restraint from the name calling and kept their sights squarely on the issue we are discussing. Why I Hate the Booth Babe Story, a Guest Editorial by Holly A.
It's just easier to lay all the blame squarely on the shoulders of smokers.
Today, soaring tax bills have put the burden squarely on the poorest shoulders. The Sun
This idea can be blamed squarely on religion. Times, Sunday Times
The only way we can rise to these challenges is by looking at them squarely. Times, Sunday Times
The blame for this year's debacle lies squarely with the organisers.
The gaping round mouth of the gun, centred squarely on his left eye. Finger tightening on trigger.
He's no hayseed or cowboy -' She stopped, shook her head again, looked squarely at the two men. YESTERDAY'S SHADOW
That this could no longer happen was squarely blamed on Paul. The Sun
Our views on these issues are not heretical and not unique to us, but are squarely within the pale of orthodoxy.
a squarely cut piece of paper
All of this places me squarely in the demographic of People Who Tend To Buy Things Online.
The blame lies squarely on the shoulders of the police.
The second caught her squarely in the stomach and knocked the air out of her.
Once the car gets up to speed, it should be fun to watch it the carcake fly off the roof spectacularly and land squarely on the car or cyclist following it. The Indignity of Commuting by Bicycle: Cakes and Cheese
Such films are aimed squarely at an American audience with little interest in the truth about contemporary Ireland.
The blame and responsibility rests squarely upon human shoulders.
It is squarely in the scientific tradition and is a conscious attempt to apply scientific method to international relations.
We must learn to face difficulties squarely and try to overcome them.
The spotlight for this year's five-day exhibition falls squarely on microprocessors for personal computers.
The bullet hit him squarely between the shoulder blades.
Get real, face life squarely. Your success in life will depend on how you face the challenges that you meet. Dr Roopleen
With his experimental "metafiction" - spoofing literary conventions, leaving sentences dangling, writing an entire novel ( "Gold Fools") in the form of questions - he seemed to place himself squarely in the postmodernist camp; but his ear for American, especially New York, speech, and his attention to the spirit of place and compassion for the average loser, all defined him as a kindred spirit of such great American humorists as Mark Twain and Peter De Vries. NYT > Home Page
The carnivorous flower's first warning that all was not well was received when Stevens 'steel-shod feet landed squarely upon its base and one sweeping cut of his sword lopped off the malignant blossom and severed the two tendrils that still held the unconscious Nadia. Spacehounds of IPC
Calling media narratives into question is something that sits squarely inside "The Daily Show"'s wheelhouse, which is probably why Jon Stewart and company are far more trusted by the public than the rest of the media. Will 'Rally To Restore Sanity' Reveal America's 'Silent Majority'?
All We Are Saying," conversely, puts the focus squarely on melody, as the guitarist recasts 15 Lennon tunes with guitars, violin, bass and drums. Searching for New Jazz Under Every Rock
Responsibility for the dispute rests squarely on the shoulders of the president.
If the cost of repairing the damage could be laid squarely at the door of those people, it would be a rude awakening and remind them of their parental responsibilities.
This case falls squarely within the committee's jurisdiction.
But this summer sees the opening of a stylish new mid-price option aimed squarely at families. Times, Sunday Times
To most, the blame lies squarely on the shoulders of the players. Times, Sunday Times
Having used both a snow blower and a standard shovel, I would put the wovel squarely between the two in ease of use. Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » I Thought This Was A Gag…
Looking squarely at buried hurts and resentments can be extremely painful. The Sun
The visitor was squarely confronted with exempla of Christian faith and practice as manifested in devotional works of both East and West.
The dust powdered the hood and windshield and the sun seemed nearly upon them, burning down so squarely and vastly he wanted to laugh in shitface fear. Underworld
The lustless love on display in "HSM" -- there isn't a single kiss -- thrusts the film squarely into the center of the ongoing culture wars over "decency" in radio and television, and at a particularly heated juncture. Disney's Star Machine
The man was not a fantaisiste or romanticist at all – he did not even try to give us the churning, prismatic ephemera of dreams, but coldly and sardonically reflected some stable, mechanistic, and well – established horror – world which he saw fully, brilliantly, squarely, and unfalteringly. Illustrating The Unseen « Become A Robot
I kept the gun aimed squarely at his eyes.
With the imaginary, "mind and material do not squarely meet and interpenetrate. John Dewey's *Art as Experience*
The number of fat kids in the UK has officially doubled, and the finger of blame is pointing squarely at computer games.
She refused to come down squarely on either side of the argument.
They point the finger of blame squarely at me. Times, Sunday Times
Most amateurs are well below 160 and rarely hit the ball squarely in the middle of the clubface. Globe and Mail
Surely the blame rests squarely with Sir Ralph?
Today a Times editorial came down squarely on the side of civil liberties.
It put the responsibility squarely on his shoulders. Times, Sunday Times
They placed the blame squarely on the doctor.
I put this down squarely to the designers, who appear to put looks before safety. Times, Sunday Times
Descartes distrusted the senses and the imagination, but the self as res cogitans stands squarely at the centre of his philosophy.
Much of this poetry fell squarely in the northern European tradition, and the literary revival of the north-west and the Midlands in the fourteenth century was mainly of alliterative, unrhymed verse.
Her hat was set squarely on her head.
Close by the doorway two boys clash cymbals, hard so they hit together squarely, hollow full against cupped hollow.
The Conservative-controlled council laid the blame squarely at the feet of the Government, which it accused of switching money to Labour heartlands in the Midlands and the North.
This recent tragedy has put the manufacturersof the drug squarely in the dock.
This recent tragedy has put the manufacturersof the drug squarely in the dock.
And a large "bumble," with a sting as pitiless as the finger of scorn, just then climbed up the inside of Mr. Middlerib's nightshirt, until it got squarely between his shoulders, and then it felt for his marrow, and he said calmly: Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor
He hit the nail squarely on the head with the hammer.
The nail was hit, but perhaps not as squarely as it could have been.
This idea can be blamed squarely on religion. Times, Sunday Times
The production design places us squarely within the twisted, darkest corners of a diseased mind. Times, Sunday Times
Here I will attempt to put us squarely back in the evolutionary framework. The Runaway Brain: the Evolution of Human Uniqueness
Mrs Bladen laid the blame squarely at the door of the SYAS managers.
It is squarely in the tradition of Japanese ghost stories, where revenants deal out cruel and inexplicable vengeance for obscure reasons.
I laid the matter squarely before him.
hit the ball squarely
Placing the emphasis squarely on excellence and achievement is in the best traditions of Scottish education.
The blame was placed squarely on the doctor.
He hit the nail squarely on the head with the hammer.
In what is easily, in my opinion, one of the best essays on contemporary design in recent years, Boym persuasively argues that the days of ‘good design’ based purely on functionalism are squarely in the past.
We stand squarely behind the Government of Montserrat and support them as they go forward with the project.
However, that debate should be centered squarely where it belongs: in the Air Force budget topline, which is wholly inadequate for what the nation is asking the service to do now and in the future. The Heritage Foundation Papers
Slade has stood squarely on the side of freedom and innovation from day one, and he will continue to do so…
Bill Hicks is a name that should also be included in that list: a comic who never reached a mass audience in the U.S. but whose corrosively funny take on the politics of me-first and the dumbing-down of consumer culture places him squarely in the Bruce school of truth-tellers. Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: American: The Bill Hicks Story
Her hat was set squarely on her head.
Brant drew back his fist and landed a punch squarely on the right-side of his face.
Subsequent to that, Falwell placed some of the blame for 9/11 squarely on a range of Americans -- civil liberties groups, feminists, homosexuals, abortion rights supporters -- who have tried to "secularize" America. Flashback: Robertson Agreed That America "Deserved" 9/11
I put the blame squarely on dysfunctional English orthographic traditions recognizing, as Tom/汤姆/tāngmǔ says, that there are even less phonetically-helpful orthographies in the world. Radovan Karadžić | Linguism
It hit Abbey squarely on the face and she instantly had water streaming down her face.
Divson immediately raised his fist and punched York squarely in the face.
With the lecture, the focus, inevitably, fell squarely on the anthropologist with his pointer, but it's a misconception that the 1921 film cedes authorial control to untutored and unself-conscious primitives.
Blame for the subsequent chaos would then be placed squarely on the doorstep of Number Ten.
But to see Keller looking older and sadder, as we all look and feel these days (at least the older part), made me reflect on the passage of time, its irreversible flow and thinning force, an Updikean reverie interrupted when our oldest ocicat planted himself squarely in front of me on the desk and made it vocally evident that it was time for his late-night treat. James Wolcott's Blog
She lays the blame for the recession fairly and squarely on the government.
In war, the balance of protection lies squarely on one's own forces, whose security is not only important in human terms but in the context of achieving a military objective.
We, the food blogging community, fall squarely into the unestablished food writing media.
Intel's Pentium 4 Extreme Edition is aimed fairly and squarely at desktops for gamers, but that hasn't stopped a US PC maker from attempting to bung one into its high-end portables.
The Horsemen's chances for another title rested squarely on Romero's shoulders and both teams knew it. Clovis News Journal : News
An aspirating tube of the same design, but having a squarely cut off end, is sometimes useful for removing secretions lying close to a foreign body; for removing papillomata; and even for withdrawing foreign bodies of a soft surface consistency. Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery
That's why many antispammers squarely blame the trade group for protracting the junk-email war.
They point the finger of blame squarely at me. Times, Sunday Times
He also volunteered with AIDS agencies, determined to stare the situation squarely in the eye.
But the shark came up fast with his head out and the old man hit him squarely in the center of his flat-topped head as his nose came out of water and lay against the fish.
The theory of autocracy is that power originated at the top; a mythical being known as "Gott" delegated to some favorite, who may be a wise man or a fool-it is about fifty-fifty in history-delegated to this favorite autocratic power, and this gentlemen spreads his power out upon a chosen few, and he and his associates rest squarely upon the masses of men, exploiting the mass of men for and in the interest of the few. Democracy or Bolshevism
She planted a kiss squarely on his cheek.
The wreck is mostly intact but lies squarely on its port side.
And there was also the matter of the anonymous phone call, pointing the finger squarely at Amanda.
She refused to come down squarely on either side of the argument.
As the rest tried to circle around him, he crossed his arms over his chest and began the Kazachoc Slavic dance, squatting and kicking each one squarely.
This recent tragedy has put the manufacturersof the drug squarely in the dock.
And it has done so even in areas where the crime at issue seems to be a crime that falls squarely into the state's bailiwick - and does not affect federal interests at all.
She stood squarely, a righteous colossus, legs braced apart and ruddy countenance aflame with determination. A TROUT IN THE MILK
These new plans also appear to face squarely the fact that extreme departmentalism is an unfortunate affliction that withers everything truly educational that comes under its shadow and should, therefore, be removed. Undergraduate Work and the University of North Carolina
Her eyes widen in panic, and she strikes without warning, shoving him squarely against each shoulder and sending him sprawling backwards onto the rocks.
Perhaps it's time to place the blame squarely on the shoulders to which it belongs.
And let's say she stands to face him squarely as the music climbs and she glances past his shoulder, past the folds of his garment, and through the bevelled window she can see the sky so wildly blue and she feels the jump and shiver of something urgent and exacting, and there is no one on the dance floor but those two. One Slow Dance with Buddha
Consistent with her legislation in the 110th Congress, DeGette remains squarely focused on stripping states – who have a 60-year record of ensuring hydraulic fracturing is done safely and effectively – of their regulatory authority and enacting a one-size-fits-all federal mandate that could effectively halt this critical energy-producing practice at a time when our economy, working families, and state and local governments desperately need the boost. Wonk Room » What The Frack? Gas Industry’s Multimillion-Dollar Campaign Demonizes Hydraulic Fracturing Bill
With a dejectedness to which it is possible that his headache contributed he put the matter squarely to himself. Piccadilly Jim
The man was not a fantaisiste or romanticist at all – he did not even try to give us the churning, prismatic ephemera of dreams, but coldly and sardonically reflected some stable, mechanistic, and well – established horror – world which he saw fully, brilliantly, squarely, and unfalteringly. Illustrating The Unseen « Become A Robot
Torching Lanark and killing the English sheriff fell very squarely within Edward's definition of treason.
Mainstream politicians need to look this squarely in the face. The Sun
So the movement associated with Cancer is a strange one; there is a sense of hesitancy, a sidewards approach to things, and an element of moving forwards whilst not looking squarely at what lies ahead.
It is squarely in the scientific tradition and is a conscious attempt to apply scientific method to international relations.
This idea can be blamed squarely on religion. Times, Sunday Times
Unsparing in his criticism, he held politicians squarely responsible for converting research institutions into a cesspool of dirty politics and trade unionism.
They point the finger of blame squarely at me. Times, Sunday Times
On the instant he struck, Lute lightly touched his neck with the rein, impelling him to the left; and in that instant, tottering on the insecure footing, with front feet slipping over into the pool beyond, he lifted on his hind legs, with a half turn, sprang to the left, and dropped squarely down to the tiny gravel bed. Jack London's Story - Moon Face: Planchette pg 3 of 3

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