puzzle out
Example Sentences
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One stumbling block: Rules that might once have offered guidance are gone, leaving individuals to puzzle out what’s appropriate for the workplace themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
He likens what the group is doing to “building a puzzle out of thousands of other puzzles, gluing it together to make a new thing.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
This is difficult to puzzle out because, as mentioned, dark matter does not interact with light and it does not seem to decay over time — but it does have gravity.
From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2024
But Maitlis says she spent years "trying to puzzle out" what the words meant.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2024
Before I can puzzle out what they’re saying, Mrs. Farland calls me away from the door.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
