as in maze
a confusing and complicated arrangement of passages
we eventually realized that we were lost in the labyrinth of hallways in the museum
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The White Helmets got to work trying to dig people out of prisons, some of which have a labyrinth of cells underground.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 6 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, Mark is determined to solve the Gemma/Miss Casey question and rescue either or both of them (preferably both) from the labyrinth of Lumen's corridors and conference rooms.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Is this a burgeoning love affair or just another con job stacked on top of a labyrinth of deceptions?
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
Through the Delta, the state and federal governments supply tap water to two-thirds of the state’s population and irrigation water to millions of acres of farms, with a labyrinth of levees, pumps and islands controlling the balance of saltwater and freshwater.
—Heather Knight, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 6 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, Mark is determined to solve the Gemma/Miss Casey question and rescue either or both of them (preferably both) from the labyrinth of Lumen's corridors and conference rooms.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Is this a burgeoning love affair or just another con job stacked on top of a labyrinth of deceptions?
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
Through the Delta, the state and federal governments supply tap water to two-thirds of the state’s population and irrigation water to millions of acres of farms, with a labyrinth of levees, pumps and islands controlling the balance of saltwater and freshwater.
—Heather Knight, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for labyrinth
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“Labyrinth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labyrinth. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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