yawning
Example Sentences
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This yields a yawning gap of 112,000 monthly jobs, on average, between what the Labor Department first reported and analysts’ projections so far this year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
And while the money did close some of the early, yawning deficit Cornyn was facing against Paxton in preliminary polling, it hardly has put his opponents away.
From Slate • Mar. 2, 2026
Several men on the jury looked away, one yawning.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
Hart keeps up a steady stream of anecdotes and witty repartee, but increasingly the mask slips; underneath it all is the yawning realization that he is utterly alone.
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
Ernie craned his neck to see out the window, yawning.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
