Ants marched quickly across dirt.

Meaning: This sentence describes ants moving in a disciplined manner, at a rapid pace, from one side to the other side of a dirt surface.

Choice of Words: Marched is a specific verb that means to walk in a military formation, with regular steps and a steady pace. Quickly means at a fast speed. Across means from one side to the other side of something. Dirt is a noun that refers to the loose soil or earth.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• The ants marched in a line across the forest floor.
• Ants marched in a line.
• The diligent ants marched in a single file to their nest.
• The ants marched in a long line to their nest.
• Ants marched in tiny, single file.
• Ants marched in a long line.
• Tiny ants marched in long single file.
• Tiny ants marched in single file.
• Ants marched, carrying food to their colony.
• Ants marched diligently line.