yawn

Example Sentences

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While the initial reaction in the stock market was a collective yawn, a five-year lookback shows that long-term investors have been treated very well by the company’s board of directors.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

If your mouth opens wide during any of the supposedly terrifying interludes, it’s more likely to form a yawn than a cry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

I would yawn at a job, and they're like, "Oh, are you tired because you did stand-up?"

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2024

“It was just trying not to yawn with my mouth open, because my dad would yell at me.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2024

But he couldn’t help himself: He let out a jaw-cracking yawn.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix