Shadows stretched long and thin.

Meaning: This sentence describes how the shadows became long and thin. It suggests that the light source was moving or changing, and that the shadows were responding to the changes in light.

Choice of Words: Shadows are dark areas where light is blocked. Stretched means to make something longer or wider by pulling or pushing. Long means having a great length from end to end. Thin means having a small thickness or width.

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Related Expressions

• Shadows stretched long and thin in the moonlight.
• Shadows stretched long and thin like dark fingers.
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• Shadows stretched long and eerie under the moonlight.
• Giraffe's tail is long and thin.
• Sun sank low, shadows stretched long.
• Shadows stretched long on ground.
• Shadows stretched like long arms in the moonlight.
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• Shadows stretched like long arms in the night.