How to Use yin and yang in a Sentence

yin and yang

noun
  • The two waves are almost the yin and yang to each other.
    Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2016
  • Wrong and fun are the yin and yang to an exciting life.
    Natalie Lin, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2021
  • Here's a roundup of five items that strike that perfect yin and yang.
    Kendra Parks, NOLA.com, 21 Oct. 2017
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Lil Jon and Teddy Paindergrass are the yin and yang of mid-’00s hip-hop radio.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 June 2021
  • This year features the yin and yang of college football.
    Joe Nguyen, The Denver Post, 19 Dec. 2019
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • At the center of this subdial is a yin and yang symbol.
    Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2022
  • If balance is about the yin and yang, Jackson said this take on yoga provides the yang.
    Bill Jones, chicagotribune.com, 14 Oct. 2020
  • These solo performances form a sort of yin and yang of shows with suicide as a binder.
    Nelson Pressley, Washington Post, 25 June 2019
  • The yin and yang began to build momentum as the Buckeyes stormed back from a 14-13 halftime deficit.
    Nathan Baird, cleveland.com, 13 Sep. 2019
  • The yin and yang of baseball reside in the Central divisions.
    Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 29 May 2018
  • That’s what appears in the movie (and the trailer): the woman’s face partly obscured by the creature’s, the two melding in a kind of yin and yang.
    Mekado Murphy, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2017
  • That yin and yang was reminiscent of the 2016 campaign.
    Cathleen Decker, latimes.com, 23 Apr. 2018
  • Theirs is a yin and yang understanding of darkness and cold.
    David G. Allan, CNN, 20 Apr. 2018
  • The harmony of heat and coldness showcase the yin and yang of this frugal but filling meal.
    Soon Kang, charlotteobserver, 20 Feb. 2018
  • The reaction reflects just one side of the famous yin and yang of Wynonna and Naomi Judd's joined lives.
    Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com, 16 Aug. 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • Optimism and pessimism are the yin and yang of happiness.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 30 Sep. 2019
  • Within every tai chi movement is the principle of yin and yang.
    Amy Chillag, CNN, 5 Sep. 2017
  • Raising children in the yin and yang homestead of criminal H.I.
    Tim Moffatt, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2022

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