Birds flew gracefully skyward.

Meaning: This sentence describes how birds moved through the air in a beautiful and elegant way, heading towards the sky.

Choice of Words: "Birds" refers to the creatures with wings that fly. "Flew" is the past tense of "fly", which means moving through the air with wings. "Gracefully" means doing something in a beautiful and elegant way. "Skyward" means towards the sky.

Alternative Expressions

The birds took to the skies with effortless grace.

Meaning: This sentence describes how the birds started flying with ease and beauty. It's like saying, The birds started flying through the air in a graceful manner.

Choice of Words: The birds are the subject of the sentence and it specifies which birds are being described. Took to the skies means that the birds started flying. With effortless grace means that the birds were flying in a beautiful and easy way.

With wings outstretched, the birds ascended towards the heavens.

Meaning: This sentence describes how the birds were flying upwards with their wings spread out towards the sky. It's like saying, The birds were soaring through the air with their wings spread out.

Choice of Words: With wings outstretched means that the birds had their wings spread out wide. Ascended means that the birds were moving upwards. Towards the heavens means that the birds were flying towards the sky.

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