Etymology
Origin of yawner
Example Sentences
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To most Americans, the whole thing will be a yawner.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026
At Gamesradar, Neil Smith said the film was "about as scary as Barney the purple dinosaur in what is ultimately a ploddingly predictable, gore-lite yawner".
From BBC • Oct. 25, 2023
Typically, precinct meetings were "a yawner," according to Mike Connett, a longtime party member in Horry County, best known for its popular beach towns.
From Salon • Sep. 3, 2021
That’s because it inoculates the telecast from viewer abandonment if the game is a low-scoring yawner or a high-scoring borefest.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2020
A sympathetic yawner I may be, but I do not believe I am often the first to begin.
From Anna St. Ives by Holcroft, Thomas
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