Owls flew silently through the moonlit sky.

Meaning: Owls were flying in the sky without making any noise under the moonlight.

Choice of Words: Owls are birds that hunt at night. Flew means to move through the air using wings. Silently means without making any sound. Moonlit means lit by the light of the moon. Sky is the space above the earth. When you put them together, the sentence means that owls were moving quietly in the air under the light of the moon.

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