How to Use yin and yang in a Sentence

yin and yang

noun
  • Here's a roundup of five items that strike that perfect yin and yang.
    Kendra Parks, NOLA.com, 21 Oct. 2017
  • These two songs that are coming out this weekend are very yin and yang.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Birth — and rebirth — balance against death like yin and yang.
    Hamilton Cain Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 2 Apr. 2021
  • In chic, crisp pantsuits, they’re introduced as yin and yang.
    chicagotribune.com, 5 Oct. 2019
  • The sauce’s sweet and tart flavors call for a wine that can balance the yin and yang.
    Anchorage Daily News, 26 Nov. 2019
  • The result was a yin and yang to his social life that remains to this day.
    Brian Costa, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2017
  • These solo performances form a sort of yin and yang of shows with suicide as a binder.
    Nelson Pressley, Washington Post, 25 June 2019
  • Vescovo compares his voyages to the deepest parts of the ocean and the edge of space as yin and yang.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 19 May 2022
  • Friends describe Isa and Gala as yin and yang for more than just their brunette and blond contrast.
    Kate Mabus, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2021
  • Within every tai chi movement is the principle of yin and yang.
    Amy Chillag, CNN, 5 Sep. 2017
  • If balance is about the yin and yang, Jackson said this take on yoga provides the yang.
    Bill Jones, chicagotribune.com, 14 Oct. 2020
  • In both the film and real life, there’s something of a yin and yang dynamic between the two of you.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2023
  • The harmony of heat and coldness showcase the yin and yang of this frugal but filling meal.
    Soon Kang, charlotteobserver, 20 Feb. 2018
  • Western car makers need a sense of yin and yang to operate in China.
    Stephen Wilmot, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2019
  • Ducks mate for life, after all, and koi, with their black and white coloring, are swimming symbols of yin and yang.
    Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Sep. 2019
  • Sunny and Stryker – motherless since the age of 3 – are more yin and yang than peas in a pod.
    Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2022
  • In spite of their differences, Mom and Dad were the perfect yin and yang of parents.
    Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The yin and yang of baseball reside in the Central divisions.
    Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 29 May 2018
  • This is a good weekend to ponder that, with its yin and yang emphasis on mourning and renewal.
    Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 23 May 2026
  • On this chair, classic caning and a glossy black frame are a natural fit—the furniture version of yin and yang.
    Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Defense success built on a yin and yang relationship between the front and the backfield.
    Dallas News, 24 May 2022
  • In her fights, her fight choreography, there’s an element of yin and yang to it — like what’s apparent and what is not.
    Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 16 Nov. 2025
  • The yin and yang of the Chase Center Chase Center opens today — but how is its ch’i?
    Jen Thomas, SFChronicle.com, 6 Sep. 2019
  • The rowing poet, at 65, sees symmetry and balance, yin and yang, in her passions.
    John Branch Adam Stoltman, New York Times, 14 July 2023
  • Lil Jon and Teddy Paindergrass are the yin and yang of mid-’00s hip-hop radio.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 June 2021
  • As Gugu sat by, Qing Yuan was told that an imbalance in his yin and yang had created too much yin qi in him.
    Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
  • With those three together, there is the defensive yin and yang of Adebayo and Butler.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Hahn managed to snare the top reliever of his era to pair up in the late innings with Hendriks, creating the yin and yang of closers.
    Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 30 July 2021
  • The magic of piggybacking, other than giving the bullpen a breather, lies in the yin and yang a starter and reliever provide.
    Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2019
  • The philosophy of yin and yang permeates many ancient Chinese fields of study, from the martial arts to medicine to feng shui.
    Stefanie Waldek, House Beautiful, 2 July 2020

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