Giraffes are gentle giants.

Meaning: This sentence describes a characteristic of giraffes, which is that they are gentle giants.

Choice of Words: Giraffes are a type of animal. Are is a verb that means to exist or to be. Gentle means kind and not aggressive. Giants are very large people or things. When you put them together, "Giraffes are gentle giants" means that giraffes are large animals that are not aggressive and are generally kind.

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