yawn

Example Sentences

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Germany's chancellor has touched down in China as German businesses sound the alarm about a yawning trade imbalance.

From BBC

“Undercover Boss” premiered during the Great Recession, when the wage gap had yawned into a canyon.

From Salon

Set in Chen's native Singapore, the film is a moving family drama which playfully satirises the yawning social disparities to be found in the city-state's glittering skyscrapers.

From Barron's

Now the top of the mountain was a sharp gray point, with a great smoky crater yawning below.

From Literature

“That’s the yawning void,” I explained, “where my career used to be.”

From The Wall Street Journal