Players shook hands after intense match.

Meaning: After the game, the players showed respect for each other by shaking hands, even though the game was very competitive.

Choice of Words: Shook hands means to greet or say goodbye to someone by holding their hand and moving it up and down. Intense means very strong or extreme.

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The players gave each other a high-five after the game.

Meaning: This means that the players in a game or competition congratulated each other by giving each other a high-five after the game was over.

Choice of Words: Players are people who play a game or sport. Gave means to hand something to someone. Each other means one another or to each other. A high-five is a gesture of celebration or congratulations where two people raise their hands and slap them together high in the air. After means something that happens at a later time than something else. The game is a match or competition between two or more people or teams.

The athletes bowed to each other before the match.

Meaning: This means that the athletes in a game or competition showed respect for each other by bowing to each other before the game started.

Choice of Words: Athletes are people who play sports or games. Bowed means to bend your head and body forward as a sign of respect or greeting. To each other means one another or to each other. Before means something that happens earlier than something else. The match is a game or competition between two or more people or teams.

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