yawn

Example Sentences

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In a bid to plug the yawning gap, the European Commission, the EU's executive, has put forward a plan to tap some 210 billion euros of Russian central bank assets frozen in the bloc.

From Barron's

Maybe fake a long yawn/stretch so he could take a look.

From Literature

In the sea of vendor pop-ups, Mac Miller’s yawning face, the cover of his 2015 release “GO:OD AM,” stood tall.

From Los Angeles Times

The stock market has hit a speed bump, not a yawning vortex of doom, as investors question the valuations of top tech and artificial intelligence stocks.

From Barron's

The aboatia gives a few slow blinks before offering a monstrous yawn.

From Literature