Shadows stretched like arms.

Meaning: This means that the shadows were very long and looked like someone's arms reaching out.

Choice of Words: Shadows are dark areas that form when something blocks the light. Stretched means to make something longer or wider by pulling it. Like is used to compare two things. Arms are the limbs that people use to hold things and move. When you put them together, "Shadows stretched like arms" means that the shadows were long and thin, like someone's arms.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• Shadows stretched like long arms in the moonlight.
• Shadows stretched like long arms in the night.
• Branches stretched like arms reaching skyward.
• She stretched arms, yawning widely, then sat up.
• She stretched her arms wide, yawning sleepily.
• He stood up and stretched his arms.
• Trees stretched arms, embracing sunlight.
• He got out of bed and stretched his arms.
• He stretched arms wide, greeting the cheerful day.
• The flowers stretched their arms to greet the raindrops.