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As night fell, they returned to their nests to sleep.

Meaning: When it became dark, they went back to their structures built for laying eggs and raising young to sleep.

Choice of Words: Night: the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise. Fell: came down or happened. Nests: structures built by birds for laying eggs and raising young.

Alternative Expressions

When darkness covered the land, they went back to their homes to rest.

Meaning: This sentence describes a group of animals or birds going back to their homes to rest when it gets dark outside.

Choice of Words: When shows a connection between two events. Darkness refers to the absence of light. Covered is a verb that means to spread over something. Land refers to the area of ground that is not covered by water. They refers to a group of people or animals. Went back means to return to a place. Their shows that the homes belong to the group. Homes are places where people or animals live. To rest means to relax or sleep.

As the sun went down, they flew to their nests to get some sleep.

Meaning: This sentence describes a group of birds going back to their homes to rest when the sun goes down.

Choice of Words: As shows a connection between two events. Sun refers to the star that provides light and heat to the Earth. Went down means to move below the horizon. They refers to a group of birds. Flew is a verb that means to move through the air using wings. Their shows that the nests belong to the group. Nests are structures built by birds and other animals for shelter and laying eggs. To get some sleep means to rest with your eyes closed.

Related Expressions

Birds chirped sweetly as they returned to their nests.
They lay eggs in their nests.
Birds chirp merrily as they fly back to their nests.
Birds chirp happily as they build their nests in the trees.
Birds sleep in nests.
The birds returned to their nest in the spring.
They gathered their things and headed home, their faces flushed with cold and smiles on their faces.
Memories made, they returned home.
They returned north when spring came.
The next day, they returned to build more castles.