Bright lights sparkled on fancy costumes.

Meaning: The lights were very bright and they made the fancy clothes shine.

Choice of Words: Bright means very light or shining, lights are devices that produce light, sparkled means to shine with small flashes of light, and costumes are special clothes worn for a performance or party.

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The bright lights shone on the beautiful costumes.

Meaning: This means that the very bright lights were giving off light on the very pretty clothes that people were wearing.

Choice of Words: Bright means very light or shiny, like a bright light. Lights are things that give off light, like a lamp or a star. Shone means to give off light, like a light bulb. Beautiful means very pretty or pleasing to the eye, like a beautiful flower. Costumes are clothes that people wear for special occasions or to pretend to be someone else.

The costumes glittered under the brilliant lights.

Meaning: This means that the clothes that people were wearing were shining with small flashes of light under the very bright lights.

Choice of Words: Costumes are clothes that people wear for special occasions or to pretend to be someone else. Glittered means to shine with small flashes of light, like stars in the sky. Brilliant means very bright or shining, like a brilliant diamond. Lights are things that give off light, like a lamp or a star.

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