Ocean waves crashed powerfully on sandy shore.

Meaning: Ridges of water that move across the surface of a large body of salt water hit with great force the land along the edge of a body of water covered with sand.

Choice of Words: Ocean is a large body of salt water, "waves" are ridges of water that move across the surface of a body of water, "crashed" means hit with force, "powerfully" means with great force, "sandy" means covered with sand, and "shore" is the land along the edge of a body of water.

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The ocean waves crashed hard on the sandy shore.

Meaning: This sentence also describes how the ocean waves hit the sandy shore with great force. It's like saying, The ocean waves hit the sandy shore with a lot of force.

Choice of Words: Hard means with great force or strength. This sentence is similar to the first one, but it uses the word hard instead of powerfully to describe how the waves hit the shore.

The mighty ocean waves pounded the sandy shore.

Meaning: This sentence also describes how the ocean waves hit the sandy shore with great force. It's like saying, The ocean waves hit the sandy shore with a lot of power and force.

Choice of Words: Mighty means very strong or powerful. Pounded means to hit something repeatedly with great force. This sentence is similar to the first two, but it uses the words mighty and pounded to describe how the waves hit the shore.

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