How to Use labyrinth in a Sentence

labyrinth

noun
  • The cockpit was a labyrinth of instruments and controls.
  • Part of the trick of the Dipsea is the labyrinth of turns in the first 1.5 miles.
    Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 11 Aug. 2020
  • The late innings are a labyrinth for the A’s right now.
    Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 June 2021
  • Then, sound travels into the bony labyrinth of the ear and to the cochlea.
    Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 27 Dec. 2023
  • It’s the kind of place with a labyrinth on the main drag, right in front of the laundromat.
    Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 May 2021
  • At night, the labyrinth lights up with shisha bars and music.
    Jenna Scatena, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2019
  • Gone is the labyrinth of alleys that rambled down to the port.
    The Economist, 11 July 2019
  • The whole trip is at once real and crazy — a mad labyrinth.
    Vulture, 7 June 2022
  • Of course, there were gardens and labyrinths to quiet the mind, open the heart and ground the body.
    Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024
  • It was performed in the Great Hall of St. Paul’s, which has a labyrinth on its floor.
    Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2024
  • These four compel us all the way through this labyrinth.
    John Timpane, Philly.com, 12 Oct. 2017
  • Joe and Lily were calling out to each other in the labyrinth.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 29 Aug. 2022
  • The evening couldn't end without a mindful stroll through the stone labyrinth.
    Jacqueline Andriakos, Women's Health, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Or, hang on, maybe life is a chrysalis, a labyrinth, or a box of chocolates.
    Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Friends of Talley, Vogue, and Christie’s poured into the labyrinth.
    Ian Malone, Vogue, 26 Jan. 2023
  • With just the hum of the engine and her hands at the labyrinth of controls, Shafi is content.
    Hans Aschim, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 May 2018
  • Get lost in the labyrinth of small streets, dazzled by the way the light bounces off of the colorful walls.
    Michelle Stansbury, Marie Claire, 20 Mar. 2020
  • The seven-circuit labyrinth will be open for walks and tours.
    Courant Community, 12 June 2017
  • In Kabul, the concrete blast walls and barbed wire create a labyrinth around the city.
    Brett Murphy, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2020
  • Campbell said of a 107-acre labyrinth with about 1 million souls buried at the time.
    Liesl Bradner, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2019
  • The boat turned right, pressing deeper into the labyrinth.
    David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Thus began her journey through the health care billing labyrinth.
    Jed Lipinski, NOLA.com, 10 May 2017
  • The sprawling lawns and hilly paths of this Manhattan icon weave a labyrinth that'd be easy to get lost in.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2024
  • This is a global movement to gather and walk a labyrinth for peace.
    Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2023
  • My case, this time, is lost in the labyrinth of bureaucracy in Ankara.
    Nick Hilden, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2022
  • In the end, the team lived up to its name and explored 93 percent of the labyrinth — more than any other team — but got just 17 points.
    David Montgomery, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Guests are welcome to walk the labyrinth before the healing service.
    Courant Community, 5 June 2018
  • People should allow for about 20 minutes to walk through a labyrinth, the group said.
    oregonlive, 5 Jan. 2021
  • Generations of cultural critics have warned that we are lost in a labyrinth and cannot tell real things from illusion.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Navigating menopause can sometimes seem like wandering through a perplexing labyrinth with no clear exit.
    Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 19 Sep. 2024

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