Clouds drifted lazily across the sky, like cotton balls.

Meaning: The clouds moved slowly and gently across the sky, resembling soft and fluffy cotton balls.

Choice of Words: Clouds are visible masses of tiny water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere. Drifted means to move slowly and smoothly in the air or water. Lazily means in a relaxed and slow way. Sky is the area above the Earth that we see. Cotton balls are soft, fluffy balls made of cotton.

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