Sandcastle succumbs to relentless waves.

Meaning: This sentence describes what happens to a sandcastle when it is hit by waves.

Choice of Words: Sandcastle is a structure made of sand, usually built by children on the beach. Succumbs means to give in to something that is too powerful or difficult to resist. Relentless means never stopping or giving up. Waves are bodies of water that move in a regular pattern.

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The sandcastle gives up when the waves keep coming.

Meaning: This means the sandcastle can't handle the waves anymore and it falls down.

Choice of Words: Sandcastle is the castle made of sand that you built on the beach. Succumbs means to give up or lose. Relentless means never stopping or giving up. Waves are the moving water that comes from the ocean. So when we put it all together, it means the sandcastle gives up and falls apart because the waves keep coming and hitting it.

The mean waves make the sandcastle fall down.

Meaning: This means the waves are too strong for the sandcastle and it can't stay standing.

Choice of Words: Mean can mean unkind or nasty. Waves are the moving water that comes from the ocean. Make means to cause something to happen. Sandcastle is the castle made of sand that you built on the beach. Fall down means to collapse or break apart. So when we put it all together, it means the nasty waves cause the sandcastle to collapse and break apart.

The sandcastle can't fight the strong waves anymore.

Meaning: This means the waves are too strong for the sandcastle and it can't stay standing.

Choice of Words: Sandcastle is the castle made of sand that you built on the beach. Can't means not able to do something. Fight means to try to stop or defeat something. Strong means powerful or forceful. Waves are the moving water that comes from the ocean. Anymore means no longer. So when we put it all together, it means the sandcastle is not able to stop or defeat the powerful waves anymore.

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