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.
• The crop had to yield, or else.
  — Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
• The free agent crop may not yield much.
  — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 8 June 2026
• Those nine games have yielded six clean sheets.
  — James McNicholas, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
• Iran will not remain silent or yield to these crimes.
  — CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
• This recipe should yield about eight burgers.
  — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
• This plant is unique in yielding both an herb and spices.
  — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
• This will yield slightly less than 1 cup of oat flour.
  — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
• This yields a lot of clever dialogue—and yet.
  — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
• These are small moves—some great, some not—that yield progress to the final goal.
  — James Itkoff, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
• More people in the area could yield lane closures.
  — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
• This simple step yields a smooth, compact poached egg.
  — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026
• His raw talent yielded him five sacks — tied for most on the team.
  — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
• The right-hander has yielded nine homers in his last six starts.
  — ABC News, 25 May 2026
• Our initial search did not yield anything.
  — JSTOR Daily, 24 Oct. 2025
• But that doesn’t mean the playbook won’t yield profits.
  — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026
• Those draft classes should have yielded more.
  — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Feb. 2026
• Newsome’s right cleat stuck in the turf as his knee yielded to the force.
  — Austin Meek, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
• This method yields juicy, ready-to-eat sweet corn in a matter of minutes.
  — Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 13 June 2024
• And the defense refused to yield.
  — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
• The ancient world still yields treasures.
  — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026

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.
• As bond prices fall, yields rise.
  — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
• Bond yields rise when prices fall.
  — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
• Bond yields rise as bond prices fall.
  — Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2026
• When yields rise, those costs rise with them.
  — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
• When bond prices go down, their yields go up.
  — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
• Short-term yields fell, while longer-term yields rose.
  — CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
• Of course, when yields rise, gold gets hurt as well.
  — CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
• The 1-month yield is down 2% in three months.
  — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
• The 3-month yield is down 7% in three months.
  — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
• Oil prices and bond yields are lower.
  — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 9 June 2026
• Bond yields began to spike as stocks cratered.
  — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
• In turn, bond yields move higher.
  — Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2026
• Bond yields fall as prices rise, and vice versa.
  — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
• Do high-yield savings rates change?
  — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 May 2026
• When demand falls, bond yields rise.
  — Max Zahn, ABC News, 17 June 2026
• What if oil and bond yields stay higher for longer?
  — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 3 June 2026
• Three percent yield, good growth.
  — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
• That’s helped ease some of the pressure on bond yields.
  — ABC News, 25 June 2026
• The 1-year yield is down 11% in three months.
  — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
• The 2-year yield is down 12% in three months.
  — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
• When the Fed cuts rates, bond yields tend to go down, too.
  — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
• When bond prices fall, their yields rise, and vice versa.
  — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
• The driver who gets to the yield sign first gets to go first.
  — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2026
• So, if there's a ton of buying in bonds, yields will go down.
  — Zev Fima, CNBC, 23 June 2026
• That could last through earnings, but not if bond prices fall and yields rise.
  — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 June 2026
• Their selling of long-term bonds drove down the price and drove up the yield.
  — Alex Harring, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
• To go and move money to higher yield.
  — Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025