Echoes of battles lingered in the air.
Meaning: The atmosphere seemed to hold the memories and sounds of past battles, making history feel real and tangible.
Choice of Words: Echoes are sounds that bounce off surfaces and repeat, battles are fights between armies, and lingered in the air suggests a lingering presence. This sentence creates an image of the sounds and memories of past battles still hanging in the air, connecting the present to the past.
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