puzzle out
Example Sentences
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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
Trying to puzzle out what he “really” meant, as opposed to what he actually said, will get you nowhere.
From Salon • Feb. 9, 2025
But Maitlis says she spent years "trying to puzzle out" what the words meant.
From BBC • Sep. 9, 2024
Gasque expressed appreciation for the input from people who study the middle ionosphere, or mesosphere, and the stratosphere, whose ideas helped her puzzle out the solution.
From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2023
My brain struggles to puzzle out which one would be best.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
