Clouds drifted, like cotton balls.

Meaning: This sentence describes clouds moving slowly and smoothly in the sky, comparing them to soft, white cotton balls.

Choice of Words: Clouds are visible masses of water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere. Drifted means to move slowly and smoothly in the air. Like is used to compare two things. Cotton is a soft, white material made from the fibers of the cotton plant. Balls are round objects.

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