: the feminine passive principle in nature that in Chinese cosmology is exhibited in darkness, cold, or wetness and that combines with yang to produce all that comes to be
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Further down, Oliver Ekman-Larsson is a luxury on the third pair as a secondary source of offense from the backend, while Brandon Carlo is the yin to Morgan Rielly’s yang.
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The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
His science writing is a kind of yang to my yin.
—Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 19 Sep. 2025
No need to wait to get right to the yin and the yang of it.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Deb was the yin to Tiff’s yang, the Beatles to her Stones, the Shirelles to her Shangri-La’s.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
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The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
His science writing is a kind of yang to my yin.
—Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 19 Sep. 2025
No need to wait to get right to the yin and the yang of it.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Deb was the yin to Tiff’s yang, the Beatles to her Stones, the Shirelles to her Shangri-La’s.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for yin
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“Yin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yin. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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