How to Use sudoku in a Sentence

sudoku

noun
  • Scroll a little further down for links to daily crossword puzzles, sudoku and word games.
    — Joe Mutascio, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Choose from dozens of puzzles and games, including crossword puzzles, sudoku and more.
    — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2018
  • The study went so far as to say those who do puzzles like sudoku have brain function that is equal to 10 years younger than their actual age.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2022
  • Wright explains that pursuits like puzzles, crosswords and sudoku change the way your brain functions from moment to moment.
    — Aj Willingham, CNN, 21 Mar. 2020
  • Creative projects such as drawing, compiling photographs, or sudoku can help keep the mind active.
    — Olivia Goldhill, Quartz, 15 Mar. 2020
  • Some are relying on sudoku puzzles delivered to their rooms by staff for entertainment.
    — The Economist, 13 Feb. 2020
  • But, as her words were read out, McGovern sat calmly, with a pencil in his hand, completing a sudoku.
    — Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Our ordinary couple are happier in each other’s presence, playing sudoku when parties get in their way.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 28 June 2019
  • Passengers have been entertained in their quarters by activity kits with word searches, sudoku and quizzes handed out by the cruise.
    — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 9 Mar. 2020
  • Manager Joe Girardi said that Bird could still get something out of this camp, even if the most challenging exercise is a sudoku puzzle.
    — Billy Witz, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2016
  • Depending on the context, such a coloring can provide an effective way to seat guests at a wedding, schedule factory tasks for different time slots, or even solve a sudoku puzzle.
    — Quanta Magazine, 17 June 2019
  • In 2004, after a fan from New Zealand got a sudoku published in the Times of London, a global craze was born.
    — Chieko Tsuneoka, WSJ, 20 Aug. 2021
  • When retested after the prizes were frozen, Varshavsky — who in 2006 had also come under suspicion of cheating at a chess championship — could not solve a sudoku.
    — Mike Selinker, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2010
  • The Ultimate Puzzle Book is a new home delivery offer available only to print members who are eager for more crosswords, sudoku puzzles, and other fun and challenging games.
    — Dallas News, 17 Apr. 2020
  • The pressure is on Devin now, and since the second puzzle is another sudoku involving quick math, Emanuel asks for help from the other players … and Tori and Kaycee actually give him tips.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 9 Dec. 2021
  • The platform also teased Netflix Puzzled, the streamer’s own version of a puzzle game hub with daily sudoku, crosswords and word searches featuring popular Netflix shows.
    — Angela Yang, NBC news, 13 Nov. 2025

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