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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Martha Stewart,
2 July 2026
With their billowing sails, teakwood decks and mazes of ropes and rigging, ships like Eagle draw throngs of visitors hoping to get a glimpse of the past.
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Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Automation that was meant to liberate becomes a maze of fragile scripts and blame-shifting alerts.
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Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
For those of us who don’t have quite enough space for a living maze of our own, linden trees are still worth adding to your landscape.
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Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 July 2026
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Noun
Located in a pasture that extends from outside her winter house all the way down to her long boxwood allée, the maze is now near completion, with her gardeners and outdoor grounds crew having just planted the last section.
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Martha Stewart,
2 July 2026
With their billowing sails, teakwood decks and mazes of ropes and rigging, ships like Eagle draw throngs of visitors hoping to get a glimpse of the past.
—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Automation that was meant to liberate becomes a maze of fragile scripts and blame-shifting alerts.
—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
For those of us who don’t have quite enough space for a living maze of our own, linden trees are still worth adding to your landscape.
—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 July 2026
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“Maze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maze. Accessed 5 Jul. 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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