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
Recent Examples on the Web
Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026
Beneath the home, contractors found a maze of aging plumbing.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
To test that, the final group completed cognitively demanding games such as mazes and shape puzzles called tangrams that contained no academic content.
—Supreet Kaur, Scientific American, 10 June 2026
One of the mazes retiring after the 2026 season will be open with the lights on during the event.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for maze
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Noun
There, the airport features 247 restaurants and cafes, 16 lounges, and plenty to explore in the Jewel, including the world’s tallest indoor waterfall, an impressive hedge maze, and more.
—Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026
Beneath the home, contractors found a maze of aging plumbing.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
To test that, the final group completed cognitively demanding games such as mazes and shape puzzles called tangrams that contained no academic content.
—Supreet Kaur, Scientific American, 10 June 2026
One of the mazes retiring after the 2026 season will be open with the lights on during the event.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for maze
Cite this Entry
“Maze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maze. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationMedical Definition
maze
noun
: a path complicated by at least one blind alley and used in learning experiments and in intelligence tests
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
