Yawn example sentences

Related (12): tired, exhausted, sleepy, drowsy, fatigue, bored, tedious, stretch, rest, nap, weary, lethargic

"Yawn" Example Sentences

  1. I tried to hide the yawn that escaped during his entire presentation.
  2. She covered her mouth as a yawn took over, embarrassed to be so tired.
  3. The baby let out a huge yawn and rubbed his eyes with tiny fists.
  4. He didn't even try to suppress the yawn — just let it happen right there in the meeting.
  5. Watching paint dry would make anyone yawn, honestly.
  6. I felt a yawn coming on the moment the credits started rolling.
  7. My dog began to yawn right after I did, like it was contagious.
  8. The lecture was so dull that half the class started to yawn by minute ten.
  9. She stifled a yawn behind her hand, hoping nobody noticed how bored she was.
  10. A yawn spread through the waiting room like a wave of collective exhaustion.
  11. I couldn't help but yawn when he started telling the same story for the third time.
  12. The kid's yawn was so big his jaw nearly unhinged.
  13. Even the dog seemed to yawn in sympathy when I mentioned how tired I was.
  14. She tried not to yawn during the vows, but the nerves were catching up with her.
  15. A yawn escaped before I could even say good morning.
  16. The conference room fell silent except for the occasional yawn from the back row.
  17. I watched him yawn three times in a row and knew the date was going nowhere.
  18. The therapist didn't judge when I started to yawn during our session.
  19. Nothing makes you yawn faster than someone else yawning near you.
  20. She covered her yawn with her sleeve, trying to stay professional.
  21. The warm room made everyone yawn, including the usually energetic trainer.
  22. I felt a yawn building and tried desperately to swallow it down.
  23. He let out a yawn so loud it echoed through the entire library.
  24. The medication made her yawn constantly, even when she wasn't tired.
  25. I could see the yawn coming from a mile away — his eyes started to water first.
  26. The late-night shift had me yawn more than I'd spoken all evening.
  27. She didn't bother to yawn quietly; she just let it rip in front of everyone.
  28. A yawn and a stretch seemed like the only honest response to that news.
  29. The warm milk triggered an immediate yawn, like clockwork.
  30. I watched the interviewer yawn and knew right then I wasn't getting the job.

Common Phrases

  1. stifle a yawn
  2. suppress a yawn
  3. cover a yawn
  4. yawn and stretch
  5. contagious yawn
  6. yawn widely
  7. yawn behind your hand
  8. yawn escape
  9. yawn spread
  10. yawn uncontrollably

Examples by Level

A1
  1. The baby let out a big yawn and fell asleep.
  2. I yawn when I am tired.
A2
  1. She covered her mouth when she began to yawn during the movie.
  2. He tried not to yawn, but the long drive made him so sleepy.
B1
  1. I couldn't help but yawn when he started telling the same boring story for the hundredth time.
  2. The warm room made everyone yawn, and soon it spread like a contagion through the whole class.
B2
  1. She stifled a yawn behind her hand, hoping her boss wouldn't notice how little interest she had in the quarterly report.
  2. The tension of the moment was broken only by an awkward yawn from the back of the courtroom.
C1
  1. What began as a single yawn from the senior partner quickly cascaded through the boardroom, a silent commentary on the proposal's lack of merit.
  2. She'd learned to recognize the subtle signs — the slight eye water, the jaw tension — that preceded an involuntary yawn, and she'd perfected the art of disguising it.
C2
  1. There's something almost brutally honest about a yawn in a moment of profound silence — it strips away pretense and announces, without apology, the body's indifference to social expectation.
  2. The yawn that escaped him mid-eulogy was neither disrespectful nor deliberate; it was simply the body's way of processing grief through the language of exhaustion.

Examples by Scenario

🏠 Everyday Life
  1. I felt a yawn coming on the moment I sat down on the couch after work.
  2. My neighbor's cat let out the tiniest yawn this morning, and it was impossibly cute.
💼 Workplace
  1. I tried to hide the yawn during the morning standup, but everyone saw it anyway.
  2. The intern's yawn during the client call made me cringe — I knew exactly how he felt.
📊 Business
  1. The presentation was so uninspired that a yawn rippled through the entire investor meeting.
  2. Our market research showed that competitors' ads made viewers yawn, so we pivoted to something bolder.
🛒 Buying / Shopping
  1. I started to yawn while comparing the specs on these two laptops — they're basically identical.
  2. The salesman's pitch was so rehearsed it made me yawn before I even got to the price tag.
✈️ Travel
  1. The long flight had me yawn every five minutes, even though I'd slept the night before.
  2. I couldn't help but yawn when the tour guide started explaining the history of the third museum in a row.
📚 Education
  1. The student tried not to yawn during the exam, worried it would look like he wasn't prepared.
  2. The teacher didn't mind when kids started to yawn — she knew the 8 a.m. class was brutal.
❤️ Relationships
  1. We were so comfortable together that I could yawn without worrying he'd think I was bored.
  2. She noticed my yawn and knew immediately that I was stressed, not tired.
📰 News / Politics
  1. The politician's speech was so predictable that even the journalists started to yawn.
  2. The scandal that made headlines last week would barely make people yawn by next month.
💻 Technology
  1. The new phone update made me yawn — it's basically the same as the last version.
  2. The AI chatbot's responses were so generic they'd make anyone yawn with boredom.
📝 Formal Writing
  1. The report's findings, while technically sound, were unlikely to do anything but make stakeholders yawn.
  2. The committee noted that previous iterations of the proposal had elicited little more than a collective yawn from the board.

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