Cheetah ran fast as the wind.

Meaning: The cheetah sprinted at a very high speed, just like the wind.

Choice of Words: Cheetah is the fastest land animal. Ran means to move quickly using your legs. Fast means moving at a high speed. Wind is the air moving around us.

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The cheetah was running as fast as a speeding car.

Meaning: This means that the cheetah was moving very quickly, just like how a speeding car can move very quickly.

Choice of Words: Cheetah is a type of animal that is very fast. Was running means to move quickly by putting one foot in front of the other. Fast means moving at a high speed. As means similar to or in the same way as. Speeding car is a car that is moving very quickly. When you put them together, "The cheetah was running as fast as a speeding car" means that the cheetah was moving very quickly, similar to how fast a speeding car can move.

The cheetah darted across the field like a flash of lightning.

Meaning: This means that the cheetah moved very quickly across the field, just like how a flash of lightning can appear and disappear very quickly.

Choice of Words: Cheetah is a type of animal that is very fast. Darted means to move suddenly and quickly. Across means from one side of something to the other. Field is an open area of land. Like means similar to or in the same way as. Flash of lightning is a bright burst of light that happens during a thunderstorm. When you put them together, "The cheetah darted across the field like a flash of lightning" means that the cheetah moved very quickly across the field, similar to how quickly a flash of lightning can appear and disappear.

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