Petrichor perfumes the rainy air.

Meaning: This sentence describes the pleasant smell of rain.

Choice of Words: Petrichor is the pleasant smell that comes from rain, perfumes means to make something smell nice, and rainy means related to rain.

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The scent of petrichor fills the rainy air.

Meaning: This means that the smell of rain on dry earth fills the air when it rains.

Choice of Words: Scent is another word for smell. Fills means to make something full. Rainy means full of rain. Air is the stuff we breathe in and out.

The air smells like petrichor when it rains.

Meaning: This means that the smell of rain on dry earth fills the air when it rains.

Choice of Words: Smells means to have a particular odor. Like means similar to. Petrichor is a fancy word for the smell of rain on dry earth. When means at the time that. It rains means when rain is falling from the sky.

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