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
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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
Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 12 Oct. 2024
This event includes an Eagles watch party, straw maze, seasonal brews, and a market.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
Their teams push the limits of house design, like with this year’s A Quiet Place maze, which features the first practical versions of the film’s CGI monsters as life-size animatronics.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Oct. 2024
These celebrities now have their likeness immortalized (for the season) in corn mazes.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Haunted attractions at Blake’s Big Apple will include zombie paintball, a haunted barn, a spooky 3D maze, a haunted hayride, and more.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 12 Oct. 2024
This event includes an Eagles watch party, straw maze, seasonal brews, and a market.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
Their teams push the limits of house design, like with this year’s A Quiet Place maze, which features the first practical versions of the film’s CGI monsters as life-size animatronics.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Oct. 2024
These celebrities now have their likeness immortalized (for the season) in corn mazes.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Maze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maze. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.
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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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