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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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
updated October 4, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Only Kordia — mischaracterized by the government, largely overlooked by the public and caught in a legal maze — languishes in detention.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
The official first day of fall has officially come and gone, haunted houses are opening up around the Valley, people are planning their trips to the pumpkin patches and corn mazes.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
When enthusiastic punters entered the online maze to reach the front of the queue, what would the damage actually be?
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Throughout the Sacramento area, pumpkin patches offer the chance to pick out the perfect pumpkin, plus hay rides, corn mazes and more.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
updated October 4, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Only Kordia — mischaracterized by the government, largely overlooked by the public and caught in a legal maze — languishes in detention.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
The official first day of fall has officially come and gone, haunted houses are opening up around the Valley, people are planning their trips to the pumpkin patches and corn mazes.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
When enthusiastic punters entered the online maze to reach the front of the queue, what would the damage actually be?
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for maze
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“Maze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maze. Accessed 6 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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