Sandcastles crumble in the tide.

Meaning: Sandcastles built on the beach get destroyed by the waves as the tide comes in.

Choice of Words: Crumble means to break into small pieces. Tide is the rising and falling of the sea level.

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The sandcastles fall apart in the water.

Meaning: This means that the sandcastles that people build on the beach will fall apart when they get wet from the ocean water.

Choice of Words: Sandcastles are structures built out of sand, usually at the beach. Fall apart means to break into pieces. Water is the clear liquid that makes up the oceans, lakes, and rivers. When you put them together, the sentence means that sandcastles break apart when they get wet.

The tide destroys the sandcastles.

Meaning: This means that the tide will come in and wash away the sandcastles that people build on the beach.

Choice of Words: Tide is the rising and falling of the water level in the ocean, usually caused by the moon's gravity. Destroys means to ruin or damage something. Sandcastles are structures built out of sand, usually at the beach. When you put them together, the sentence means that the tide ruins the sandcastles that people build on the beach.

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