jigsaw puzzle
noun
: a puzzle consisting of small irregularly cut pieces that are to be fitted together to form a picture
also
: something suggesting a jigsaw puzzle
Examples of jigsaw puzzle in a Sentence
We spent many nights working on a jigsaw puzzle of Mount Everest.
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So how did a guy who loves jigsaw puzzles end losing to a dude who proudly proclaims himself a negative 100 on the puzzle-solving scale?
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Also DVDs, music and jigsaw puzzles.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Do Jigsaw Puzzles Completing a jigsaw puzzle can be a fun solo or group activity.
—Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2025
To counter the impact of theory anxiety, many scholars have created and use concrete interventions and materials—such as jigsaw puzzles and feature films—to mitigate against it in the classroom.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Also DVDs, music and jigsaw puzzles.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Do Jigsaw Puzzles Completing a jigsaw puzzle can be a fun solo or group activity.
—Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2025
To counter the impact of theory anxiety, many scholars have created and use concrete interventions and materials—such as jigsaw puzzles and feature films—to mitigate against it in the classroom.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for jigsaw puzzle
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“Jigsaw puzzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jigsaw%20puzzle. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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