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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Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Oct. 2025
The company, fittingly called Everglades Oysters, is built around a 74-acre underwater farm surrounded by the maze of mangroves that make up the 10,000 Islands National Wildlife Refuge and on the fringe of one of Florida’s most productive bull shark nurseries.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Stars Crispin Glover as a down-on-his luck traveling musician stuck in a maze-like, remote hotel.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
The free event, now in its 29th year, features a corn maze, corn cannon, pumpkins for sale, pony rides and a petting zoo.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Smaller children that might find a corn maze a little too intimidating can also enjoy a soybean maze at the farm.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Oct. 2025
The company, fittingly called Everglades Oysters, is built around a 74-acre underwater farm surrounded by the maze of mangroves that make up the 10,000 Islands National Wildlife Refuge and on the fringe of one of Florida’s most productive bull shark nurseries.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Stars Crispin Glover as a down-on-his luck traveling musician stuck in a maze-like, remote hotel.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
The free event, now in its 29th year, features a corn maze, corn cannon, pumpkins for sale, pony rides and a petting zoo.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Maze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maze. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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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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