Dragon breathed fire, knight dodged attack.

Meaning: The dragon breathed fire, and the knight avoided the attack by moving quickly.

Choice of Words: Breathed means to inhale and exhale air. Fire is a hot, bright burning substance. Dodged means to move quickly to avoid something. Attack is an attempt to harm or injure someone or something.

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The fire-breathing dragon attacked, but the nimble knight dodged its flames.

Meaning: A dragon that can breathe fire attacked, but a quick and agile knight was able to avoid the dragon's fire.

Choice of Words: Fire-breathing describes the dragon's ability to breathe fire. Nimble means quick and agile, which describes the knight's ability to dodge the dragon's fire. Flames are the burning gases that come out of the dragon's mouth.

With a roar, the dragon unleashed a torrent of flames, but the valiant knight deftly sidestepped the fiery onslaught.

Meaning: A dragon roared and released a lot of fire, but a brave and skillful knight was able to skillfully move to the side to avoid the fire.

Choice of Words: Roar is the loud noise made by the dragon. Unleashed means to release or let loose, in this case, the dragon is releasing its fire. Torrent means a large amount of something, in this case, a large amount of fire. Valiant means brave and courageous, which describes the knight's ability to face the dragon's fire. Deftly means skillfully and gracefully, which describes the knight's ability to avoid the dragon's fire. Sidestepped means to move to the side to avoid something, in this case, the knight is moving to the side to avoid the dragon's fire. Fiery onslaught is a poetic way to describe the dragon's fire attack.

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