Clouds drifted across sky like cotton balls.
Meaning: The sentence describes clouds moving across the sky, which look like cotton balls drifting.
Choice of Words: Clouds are large masses of water vapor or ice crystals that float in the sky. Drifted means to move slowly and smoothly in the air or water. Across means from one side to the other. Sky is the space above the earth and below the clouds. Like means similar to. Cotton is a soft, fluffy material that is used to make clothes and other things. Balls are round objects.
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