Fireflies blinked like tiny lanterns in the dark.

Meaning: This sentence is describing the flashing lights of fireflies in the darkness.

Choice of Words: The fireflies are the subject of the sentence, and blinked is the verb describing their action. Like is a preposition comparing the fireflies to tiny lanterns, which are the objects of the comparison. Dark is the object of the preposition in.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

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• Fireflies blinked like tiny lanterns.
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• Fireflies blinked like tiny lanterns in the night.
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• Fireflies flicker, like tiny lanterns in the dark.
• Fireflies flicker like tiny lanterns in the dark.