yawn
Example Sentences
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The elevator grinds to a shaking stop and the door yawns open.
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The yawn might have been fake, but Clare’s exhaustion was very real.
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The most yawning gap in prices is between oil that used to flow out of the Gulf and different kinds of crude from farther afield.
It stood up against the yawning lid, shiny and sharp with a flaring nostril.
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Then he yawned and stretched, to show Wolf how relaxed he was.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.