Rockets soared through the inky abyss.

Meaning: Vehicles traveled quickly through the very dark space.

Choice of Words: Rockets are vehicles that travel through space. Soared means to rise or climb quickly. Inky means very dark or black. Abyss means a deep, dark place.

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Rockets blasted off into the dark, empty space.

Meaning: This means that rockets took off and flew very quickly into the dark, empty space that is outside of Earth's atmosphere.

Choice of Words: Rockets are large, powerful vehicles that can travel into space. Blasted off means to move very quickly and with great force, like when a rocket launches. Dark, empty space refers to the vast expanse of space beyond Earth's atmosphere, which is mostly empty and very dark.

Spaceships shot up into the pitch-black, nothingness of space.

Meaning: This means that spaceships launched upwards very quickly into the vast, dark, and empty space beyond Earth's atmosphere.

Choice of Words: Spaceships are vehicles designed to travel in space. Shot up means to move upwards very quickly, like a rocket launch. Pitch-black, nothingness of space refers to the vast emptiness of space, which is mostly dark and has no air or objects.

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