Bright stars twinkled in the dark, velvet sky.

Meaning: This sentence describes a beautiful night sky where the stars are shining brightly against the dark, velvety background.

Choice of Words: Twinkled is a verb that describes the way stars shine, which is with a quick, repeated flash of light. Velvet is a type of soft, luxurious fabric, and sky is the area above the earth. When you put them together, you get a picture of a night sky where the stars are shining brightly and the sky is as soft and dark as velvet.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• Stars blinked in dark velvet sky.
• The stars twinkled in the night sky, like diamonds scattered across a black velvet cloth.
• Stars twinkled like diamonds in the velvet sky.
• Stars twinkled above, like diamonds scattered across velvet sky.
• The stars twinkled in the night sky, like diamonds scattered across a velvet cloth.
• The stars twinkled brightly in the night sky, like diamonds scattered across a velvet cloth.
• Stars twinkled in velvet sky.
• Stars twinkled like diamonds scattered in the velvet sky.
• The stars twinkled brightly against the velvet night sky.
• Stars twinkled above, like diamonds in velvet sky.