Ocean waves crashed loudly ashore.

Meaning: The waves from the ocean hit the shore with a loud noise.

Choice of Words: Ocean is a large body of salt water. Waves are ridges of water or another liquid that move across the surface. Crashed means to make a loud noise when hitting something. Ashore means on or towards the shore.

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The mighty ocean's waves thundered onto the sandy shore.

Meaning: This means that the big and powerful waves in the ocean made a loud noise as they hit the shore, which was covered in sand.

Choice of Words: Mighty means powerful or impressive. Thundered means to make a loud, deep sound like thunder. Sandy means covered in or made of sand, which is a loose material made of small rock particles.

With a deafening roar, the relentless ocean waves battered the rocky coastline.

Meaning: This means that the very loud and never-ending waves in the ocean kept hitting the shore, which was made of rocks.

Choice of Words: Deafening means extremely loud. Relentless means continuing without stopping or giving up. Battered means to hit or strike repeatedly. Rocky means full of or covered with rocks, which are hard pieces of mineral.

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