Clouds raced like white horses.

Meaning: This means the clouds were moving very quickly across the sky.

Choice of Words: Raced means to move very quickly. White is the color of snow or milk. Horses are large, four-legged animals often used for riding or pulling carts. When you put them together, "clouds raced like white horses" is a vivid description of clouds moving quickly across the sky, like a herd of white horses galloping across a field.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• Clouds raced across the sky like galloping horses.
• The clouds raced across the sky like horses in a race.
• Clouds raced like galloping horses.
• Swiftly, the horses raced past.
• Ocean waves are like dancing horses.
• Clouds raced skyward, twirling like ballerinas.
• In the past, people used horses for transport.
• Horses pulled heavy wagons.
• Riders rode horses swiftly.
• Horses helped farmers plow fields.