He closed the book and sighed.

Meaning: This sentence describes the boy finishing the book and feeling a sense of completion or perhaps a sense of loss.

Choice of Words: Closed means to move something so that it covers an opening, Book is a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side, and Sighed means to make a long, deep breath, often expressing relief or disappointment.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• She sighed, closing book, returning to reality.
• She put down her book and closed her eyes.
• The book closed and the magic disappeared.
• She closed the book and put it away.
• The boy closed the book and put it away.
• He closed the book and put it away.
• The boy put down his pencil and sighed.
• We emerged from hiding and sighed.
• She sat down on the bench and sighed with relief.
• He leaned back in his chair and sighed.