mazed; mazing
1
a
: a confusing intricate network of passages
b
: something confusingly elaborate or complicated
a maze of regulations
2
chiefly dialectal
: a state of bewilderment
Examples of maze in a Sentence
Verb
I'm completely mazed by the multitude of plans for health insurance.
Noun
The experiment measured the time it took for a mouse to find its way through a maze to get its reward of cheese.
The school is a maze of classrooms.
a maze of rules and regulations
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Tyler Matthew Oyer
feb. 27, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Attractions coming back this year are meditation and sound healing classes, wine tasting, tractor wagon rides, a sweet pea maze, blueberry picking and yoga classes.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Hundreds of frat boys came out to watch a head-to-head match between the effluvia of USC’s and UCLA’s most virile students, moving through a plastic maze.
—Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Communication is a maze of deflections, accusations disguised as jokes, taunts masquerading as sincerity.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
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Noun
On Thursday morning, thousands of visitors and over 100 gallerists representing 24 countries wafted into the maze that is Frieze at the Santa Monica Airport and transformed the space into a winding runway.
—Tyler Matthew Oyer
feb. 27, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Attractions coming back this year are meditation and sound healing classes, wine tasting, tractor wagon rides, a sweet pea maze, blueberry picking and yoga classes.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Hundreds of frat boys came out to watch a head-to-head match between the effluvia of USC’s and UCLA’s most virile students, moving through a plastic maze.
—Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Communication is a maze of deflections, accusations disguised as jokes, taunts masquerading as sincerity.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Maze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maze. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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maze
noun
: a path complicated by at least one blind alley and used in learning experiments and in intelligence tests
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