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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Supreet Kaur, Scientific American, 10 June 2026
Knott’s will reveal two new mazes for Scary Farm 2026 and announce the returning mazes and scare zones.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
The streets themselves are akin to a maze; there are alleyways, arches, and staircases, all accented by bright green and blue wooden doors.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026
The Camp Bus ride, the starter coaster Canyon Cruiser and Camp Duck Amuck Fun Fort — where pint-sized guests can climb, crawl and slide through a towering maze of obstacles — are also located in the area.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
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Noun
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
Knott’s will reveal two new mazes for Scary Farm 2026 and announce the returning mazes and scare zones.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
The streets themselves are akin to a maze; there are alleyways, arches, and staircases, all accented by bright green and blue wooden doors.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026
The Camp Bus ride, the starter coaster Canyon Cruiser and Camp Duck Amuck Fun Fort — where pint-sized guests can climb, crawl and slide through a towering maze of obstacles — are also located in the area.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
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“Maze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maze. Accessed 11 Jun. 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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