1
: one that yawns
2
: something that causes boredom
the show was a real yawner
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Examples of yawner in a Sentence
The show was a real yawner.
even die-hard opera fans are finding this production to be a real yawner
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Will Alabama turn the SEC race into a yawner?
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Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2022
The Browns make this one a yawner.
—Dan Labbe, cleveland, 29 Nov. 2020
The first race was a bit of a yawner with Joey Logano holding off Christopher Bell to win by a scant 0.018 seconds.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2023
With all that going on, Joel Embiid’s 42 against New Orleans Monday was a yawner.
—Bob Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Jan. 2023
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Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2022
The Browns make this one a yawner.
—Dan Labbe, cleveland, 29 Nov. 2020
The first race was a bit of a yawner with Joey Logano holding off Christopher Bell to win by a scant 0.018 seconds.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2023
With all that going on, Joel Embiid’s 42 against New Orleans Monday was a yawner.
—Bob Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Jan. 2023
See all Example Sentences for yawner
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“Yawner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yawner. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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