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
"It was a pleasure to puzzle out the findings of the study together by uniting the team's expertise in data analysis and cell biology," said Tobias Gerber, another of the study's lead authors.
From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 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
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