yawn

Example Sentences

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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

Some of our contagious behaviors are involuntary; for example, if someone yawns in our vicinity, we might find ourselves also trying to suppress a yawn.

From Salon • Jan. 20, 2025

“You are advised to be chewing something, yawn or keep your mouth open,” the announcer said, to the amusement of some passengers.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2024

They told me to kill, kill my lawn But those native plants are such a yawn.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2024

He tried to talk through the big yawn that quivered his body.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn