Examples of 'back to square one' in a sentence

Meaning of "back to square one"

back to square one - This phrase is used to indicate that a person or situation has returned to its original position, status, or starting point. It implies that progress or advancement has been reset or undone, requiring a fresh start or new approach
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  • Located back at the start, as after a dead end or failure.
  • Back to the start, as after a dead end or failure.

How to use "back to square one" in a sentence

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back to square one
It seems like we are back to square one here.
We are back to square one with zero leads.
In two weeks and back to square one.
Back to square one on the seating chart.
Just set you back to square one.
But back to square one is not an option.
And you will be back to square one.
Back to square one with your illness.
So we would be back to square one in three months.
Back to square one means starting over.
And here we are back to square one.
So back to square one and new searches.
The family was back to square one.
Back to square one without a motive.
You put us completely back to square one.

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So we are back to square one on this one.
Everything is forgotten and back to square one.
Back to square one with no suspects.
His alibi sets us back to square one.
I am back to square one on this thing.
And he just sent us back to square one.
Back to square one on our end.
This verdict takes us back to square one.
I was back to square one in my search.
They did not want to go back to square one.
And back to square one.
Then next month we are back to square one.
Back to square one then.
Looks like we are right back to square one.
Just back to square one.
I do not wanna have to go back to square one.
We should go back to square one and start over.
However now we appear to be back to square one.
We are going back to square one and restarting.
Sometimes you just had to go back to square one.
And we are back to square one on food.
After all this suffering we are back to square one.
We would be back to square one again.
I am afraid that we may then go back to square one.
You go back to square one.
We do not have the time to go back to square one.
Tom is back to square one.
Him being dead might put us back to square one.
And back to square one with no more ammonium nitrate.
That will bring us back to square one.
Back to square one again.
Then they will be back to square one.
Going back to square one is what we do besides getting a perfect score.
The irish will be back to square one.
We would be back to square one with no shot at the missing chemist.

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Examples of using Square
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I need to see you square on at all times
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Examples of using One
You are the one who brought me back in
One can not live on cake alone
And you are one sweet little casserole
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Examples of using Back
Looking to get back up on that pogo stick
I moaned at my father so much that he brought me back
But he went back and did it all the same
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