Clouds drifted across the sky like cotton balls.

Meaning: This means that the clouds were moving slowly and smoothly across the sky, resembling cotton balls in appearance.

Choice of Words: Drifted is a verb that means to move slowly and smoothly in a particular direction. Cotton balls are soft, fluffy balls made of cotton.

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Related Expressions

• The clouds drifted lazily across the sky, like cotton balls.
• The clouds drifted lazily across the sky like cotton balls.
• The clouds drifted across the sky like cotton balls.
• Clouds drifted lazily across the sky, like cotton balls.
• The clouds drifted lazily across the sky, like cotton balls in the breeze.
• Clouds drifted lazily across the sky like cotton balls.
• The clouds drifted like cotton balls across the sky.
• Clouds drifted across sky like cotton balls.
• Clouds drifted like cotton balls across the sky.
• Clouds drifted, like cotton balls, across the vast sky.