Fins cut water like sharp knives.

Meaning: This sentence describes the fish's fins moving through the water quickly and efficiently, cutting through it like sharp knives.

Choice of Words: Fins are the wing-like structures that help a fish swim. Cut means to divide or separate something with a sharp object. Water is a transparent, colorless liquid that covers much of the Earth's surface. Like is used to compare two things. Sharp means having a keen edge or point.

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• Forks poised, knives held, feast begins, joy reigns supreme.
• The sharp knife cut the apple.
• Shark teeth sharp cut skin.
• Sharp knife cut fruit into pieces.
• The saw was sharp and cut well.
• She used a sharp knife to cut it.
• Graceful movements cut through water.
• The fish swam gracefully through the water, its fins cutting through the waves.
• Fish swim in water with fins.
• Fins help fish swim quickly through water.