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yawn

[yawn] / yɔn /


Example Sentences

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The elevator grinds to a shaking stop and the door yawns open.

From Literature

The yawn might have been fake, but Clare’s exhaustion was very real.

From Literature

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.

From The Wall Street Journal

It stood up against the yawning lid, shiny and sharp with a flaring nostril.

From Literature

Then he yawned and stretched, to show Wolf how relaxed he was.

From Literature