Feathers preen, colors shine in sunlight.

Meaning: This sentence describes how birds preen their feathers, making their colors shine brightly in the sunlight.

Choice of Words: Feathers are the light, soft structures that cover a bird's body. Preen means to clean and arrange feathers with the beak. Colors are the different hues that we see. Shine means to emit light or be bright. Sunlight is the light from the sun.

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• Birds preen their feathers to stay clean.
• Beaks help birds preen their feathers.
• Birds preen their feathers to keep them clean.
• Bright colors of feathers shimmered in sunlight.
• Feathers of peacocks shine brightly in the sun.
• Feathers shine.
• Planets reflect sunlight to shine.
• Seashells shine under the sunlight.
• Their feathers shimmer, catching the sunlight.
• The bird's feathers shimmered in the warm sunlight.