yawning
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The most yawning gap in prices is between oil that used to flow out of the Gulf and different kinds of crude from farther afield.
It stood up against the yawning lid, shiny and sharp with a flaring nostril.
From Literature
Several men on the jury looked away, one yawning.
From Los Angeles Times
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
He also faces the challenge of closing a yawning budget deficit for the coming fiscal year.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
