puzzle

Example Sentences

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He and his team think they have found a missing piece of the puzzle.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

On Aug. 18, for example, a behavior technician spent a total of 70 minutes with Ezekiel, working on a puzzle and playing with educational toys, according to a medical record reviewed by the Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The VLCCs will be an important part of a larger broken puzzle that will need to get put back together again, including oil production, inventory and refining.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

The authors said their apparent disappearance "has become a dense mystery, a puzzle that has plunged investigators into deep confusion".

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Lily chooses a puzzle from a wooden toy chest in the living room.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller