puzzle over
Example Sentences
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Dr Kit Opie at the University of Bristol, who is not connected with the study, said this is another piece in the puzzle over how human monogamy arose.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025
A decade later, Nigerian officials still puzzle over how a Twitter campaign resulted in the deployment of hard American military power on their territory.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025
A rally for stocks that started in October has essentially stalled this month as investors puzzle over the path ahead for inflation, the Fed and the economy.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2024
If that sounds dull or confusing, it isn’t: “Walk Up” flows as absorbingly as a dream and is no less pleasurable to puzzle over afterward.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2023
Long after the first edition of this book was published in 1996, I continued to puzzle over the absence of alkaloids in the seeds tested by Clausen and Treadwell.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
