Clouds drifted like cotton balls across the sky.

Meaning: The clouds were moving slowly in the sky like soft cotton balls.

Choice of Words: Drifted suggests a slow, gentle movement. Cotton balls are soft, fluffy balls made of cotton. Across means from one side to the other. The sentence paints a picture of clouds moving gently across the sky, resembling soft cotton balls.

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