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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Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
Rather than striving for the common good, governing became a matter of navigating a legal maze, interrupted at will by naysayers.
—Philip K. Howard, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
Visit in the fall for quintessential activities like apple picking, a corn maze, and trolley rides.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026
Located in Las Vegas, the show is huge and is designed like a giant maze that’s hard to escape.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 9 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Don Camillo, Syracuse This Syracuse institution, right in the heart of Ortigia’s maze of buttermilk antiquity, is an elegant old-timer, with bags of vaulted ceiling and wrought iron chandelier character.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
Rather than striving for the common good, governing became a matter of navigating a legal maze, interrupted at will by naysayers.
—Philip K. Howard, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
Visit in the fall for quintessential activities like apple picking, a corn maze, and trolley rides.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026
Located in Las Vegas, the show is huge and is designed like a giant maze that’s hard to escape.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Maze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maze. Accessed 16 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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