How to Use yield in a Sentence

yield

1 of 2 verb

• The seeds yield a rich oil.
• This soil should yield good crops.
• The tax is expected to yield millions.
• I yield to the Senator.
• New methods have yielded promising results in the field.
• I yield the floor to the Senator from Maine.
• The apple trees yielded an abundant harvest.
• The studies yielded clear evidence.
• The bond yields seven percent annually.
• After several hours of debate, the opposition yielded.
• These are small moves—some great, some not—that yield progress to the final goal.
  — James Itkoff, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
• Search warrants in the case yielded firearms, Cid said.
  — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2023
• This method yields juicy, ready-to-eat sweet corn in a matter of minutes.
  — Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 8 July 2023
• Fresh breadcrumbs yield a light, fluffy topping that browns and crisps nicely in the oven.
  — Paige Grandjean, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2023
• Those investments have yielded progress in the short term.
  — Jacob Bogage, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2023
• Do drivers have to yield to vehicles in the HOV lane at a ramp meter?
  — Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 2 Feb. 2024
• And in that reluctance to yield to darkness lay perhaps the promise of spring.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2023
• This slow-cooker chili for a crowd yields 15 to 18 cups, which can feed about a dozen folks at big gathering.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2023
• On the flip side, Clare and her bestie Amy (Michaela Watkins) share an easy comedic rapport that yields some of the series’ brightest moments.
  — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Apr. 2023
• But the defense yielded 533 total yards in a game the Chargers never led but was tied four times.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2023
• The find yields a new understanding of the enormous harm of such a transaction.
  — ProPublica, 29 Dec. 2023
• The Longhorns yielded 27 yards on 25 carries in its season-opener against Rice.
  — Nick Alvarez | [e-mail], al, 8 Sep. 2023
• The mussels will yield their briny liquor once steamed, so consider getting an extra baguette to sop up all the juices.
  — Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 21 Sep. 2023
• Her prodigious work ethic has yielded a superb artist on the rise.
  — Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2024
• Stocked gravel pit lakes in the Fairbanks area, if deep enough, might yield decent catches right under the ice.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Feb. 2023
• The test yielded thousands of surveillance videos and images, some of which were captured by a drone.
  — Drew Harwell, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Mar. 2023
• Griffin tried to say something else, but rolled her eyes and trailed off after Goldberg didn't yield.
  — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2023
• Also, Kraft Heinz yields about 4.8% in dividends, which is nothing to sneeze at.
  — John Dorfman, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
• But the effort typically yields just enough sand to cover a small area, and it is quickly swept away.
  — Jill Cowan Maggie Shannon, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2023
• On the first snap of the game Sunday, the Chargers yielded a 41-yard pass completion, a play that would end up being the longest of the night for either team.
  — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2023

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yield

2 of 2 noun

• Our yield of wheat increased this year.
• The average yield per tree is about one bushel.
• The yield on government bonds is currently seven percent.
• Ten-year yields are nearing 3% for the first time in 12 years.
  — Chelsey Dulaney, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2023
• Of course, the recent drop in yields could end up shooting Wall Street in the foot.
  — Stan Choe The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 3 Nov. 2023
• This is about the non-yield since the Sox went out of their way to lock him up in that fateful spring.
  — Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023
• Mortgage rates tend to track the yield on 10-year US Treasuries.
  — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 20 Oct. 2023
• When these payouts are measured against the fund’s share price, the result is the yield.
  — Chris Taylor, wsj.com, 7 Nov. 2023
• This is the yield that management has to get to sustain the fund’s payout.
  — Michael Foster, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
• Even after the big fall triggered by the banking crisis, the 10-year yield stood at 3.4% in mid-March.
  — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2023
• High-yield savings provides a great risk-free way to allow your cash to grow right now.
  — Megan Leonhardt, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2023
• As a consequence, their yields are lower, which brings us to a concept called the yield gap.
  — Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 13 Feb. 2024
• This is the time when a number of fruit trees and berry bushes will be producing their yields.
  — Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 5 Oct. 2023
• Our rendition below breaks it down to a doable serves-two yield.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2023
• So for the yield on bonds maturing at the same time to equalize, the market price of existing bonds had to rise.
  — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 11 Feb. 2024
• Round three of crab meat yield and biotoxin testing will occur in the coming weeks.
  — oregonlive, 9 Dec. 2022
• But even since that plunge, the yield on two-year notes has gyrated sharply higher and lower.
  — Joe Rennison, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2023
• The inversion of the Treasury yield curve suggests such an outcome.
  — Joe Davis, WSJ, 30 Jan. 2023
• That is the new question facing investors now that the yield on the 10-year Treasury note is approaching 5%.
  — Eric Wallerstein, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2023
• That's $400 for your money just sitting in a high-yield savings account.
  — Becca Stanek, The Week, 5 Apr. 2023
• The two-year Treasury yield, which moves more closely with expectations for the Fed, fell by more.
  — Yuri Kageyama, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024
• The company has a shareholder yield of 3.9%, ranking in the 22nd percentile.
  — Charles Rotblut, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
• Learn why pruning improves plant health and yields, and how to prune pepper plants to reap those benefits.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2024
• As part of the change, several high-yield funds will add new managers, including Mr. Close.
  — Heather Gillers, WSJ, 10 Apr. 2023
• Pressing the keys yields notes, but certain ones also activate live video of the player.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2024
• Groundwater loss has also reduced crop yields in some areas and caused the ground to subside in much of the country.
  — Christopher Flavelle, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
• Meanwhile, the average online 1-year CD yield now stands at 4.15%.
  — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 14 Dec. 2022
• As rates jumped, the banks’ bonds tumbled in value because investors could now buy new bonds with much juicier yields.
  — Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2023
• But today's yields might not last for long if the Fed eventually starts cutting rates.
  — The Arizona Republic, 7 Jan. 2024
• Around the same time, the family also planted passion-fruit vines, but found that there was no steady market for their yield.
  — Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024