Giraffe sleeps all day.

Meaning: This sentence describes a giraffe resting with its eyes closed for the entire time from sunrise to sunset.

Choice of Words: Giraffe is a tall animal with a long neck and legs. Sleeps means to be in a state of rest with your eyes closed. All means every or the whole amount of something. Day is the time from sunrise to sunset.

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The giraffe snoozes through the daylight hours.

Meaning: This means that the giraffe is not sleeping deeply or for long periods of time during the day, but is rather taking short naps or resting.

Choice of Words: Snoozes means to sleep lightly or for a short period of time. Through means during or for the duration of something. Daylight hours means the time during the day when there is sunlight. When you put them together, "The giraffe snoozes through the daylight hours" means that the giraffe is sleeping lightly or for short periods of time during the day when there is sunlight.

The long-necked creature catches some Z's from sunup to sundown.

Meaning: This means that the giraffe sleeps for most of the day, from the time the sun rises until the time it sets.

Choice of Words: Long-necked creature is another way to refer to a giraffe, emphasizing its long neck. Catches some Z's is a slang expression that means to sleep. From sunup to sundown means from the time the sun rises to the time it sets. When you put them together, "The long-necked creature catches some Z's from sunup to sundown" means that the giraffe sleeps from the morning until the evening.

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