Butterflies fluttered gracefully.

Meaning: The butterflies were flying around in a beautiful and delicate way.

Choice of Words: Butterflies are flying insects with colorful wings, fluttered is the past tense of the verb flutter, which means to move the wings quickly, and gracefully is an adverb that means in a smooth and elegant manner.

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Butterflies danced in the air.

Meaning: This sentence is also describing the way butterflies fly. It says that they move in the air in a way that is like dancing.

Choice of Words: Butterflies are the small flying insects. Danced is a verb that describes the movement of butterflies as they move in the air. Air is the invisible gas that surrounds us and fills the space between things.

Butterflies soared through the sky.

Meaning: This sentence is describing the way butterflies fly. It says that they fly high in the air.

Choice of Words: Butterflies are the small flying insects. Soared is a verb that describes the movement of butterflies as they fly high in the air. Sky is the space above the earth and below the clouds.

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