Clouds float across sky like cotton balls.

Meaning: This means that clouds move smoothly and effortlessly through the sky, resembling soft, fluffy cotton balls.

Choice of Words: Clouds are visible masses of water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere. Float means to move smoothly and effortlessly through the air or water. Across means from one side to the other of something. Sky is the region of the atmosphere and space above the earth. Like means similar to or resembling. Cotton balls are soft, fluffy balls of cotton used for various purposes.

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