Seagulls soared above the beach.

Meaning: This sentence means that the seagulls were flying high in the air above the beach.

Choice of Words: Seagulls are birds that live near the ocean. Soared means to fly high in the air. Above means higher than something else. Beach is the land along the edge of a body of water.

Alternative Expressions

The seagulls flew high above the beach.

Meaning: This sentence means the same thing as the first sentence.

Choice of Words: **Flew** is another word for soared. **High** means a long way up in the air.

The birds circled the beach from up high.

Meaning: This sentence also means the same thing as the first sentence, but it adds that the seagulls were flying in circles.

Choice of Words: **Circled** means to fly in a circle. **From up high** means from a high place.

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