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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Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
The hillside below is connected by a maze of concrete pathways where guests and staff alike whizz by on golf carts and e-bikes (the latter of which are especially fun and easy to use).
—Jemima Sissons, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
But after several decades, the maze of sometimes-rickety structures have been replaced by metal and wood pens that can be removed when the stock show is over.
—The Know, Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2026
Picture the Tactile Dome—a pitch-black maze navigated entirely by touch—and the Fog Bridge, enveloping visitors in mist along the waterfront.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The film presents a fable in which a cop and a machine find their way through the maze of this mystery, essentially arguing that law enforcement should have access to this kind of surveillance.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
The hillside below is connected by a maze of concrete pathways where guests and staff alike whizz by on golf carts and e-bikes (the latter of which are especially fun and easy to use).
—Jemima Sissons, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
But after several decades, the maze of sometimes-rickety structures have been replaced by metal and wood pens that can be removed when the stock show is over.
—The Know, Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2026
Picture the Tactile Dome—a pitch-black maze navigated entirely by touch—and the Fog Bridge, enveloping visitors in mist along the waterfront.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Maze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maze. Accessed 25 Jan. 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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