Example Sentences

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Chino Hills is facing De La Salle, and 14-year-old freshman LaMelo Ball is yawning on the court.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2024

And with U.S. benchmark yields heading for pre-financial crisis highs, the yield gap between the two economies is yawning.

From Reuters • Aug. 18, 2023

So if your dog is panting but he isn’t hot or winded, or if your dog is yawning but not seemingly tired, yes, he could be stressed.

From New York Times • May 12, 2022

Billie Eilish, with her bright green hair, is yawning.

From Washington Post • Feb. 10, 2020

Brougham said, ‘Westminster Abbey is yawning for him.’

From The Greville Memoirs (Second Part) A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1852 (Volume 1 of 3) by Greville, Charles