Shadows stretched long on ground.

Meaning: The areas of darkness caused by something blocking the light grew longer on the surface of the earth.

Choice of Words: Shadows are the dark areas that form when something blocks the light. Stretched means to make something longer or wider. Long means measuring a great distance from one end to the other. On means in a position touching or covering the surface of something. Ground is the surface of the earth that we walk on.

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Related Expressions

• Sun sank low, shadows stretched long.
• Shadows stretched long and eerie under the moonlight.
• Shadows stretched long and thin in the moonlight.
• Shadows stretched long and thin like dark fingers.
• Shadows stretched long and thin.
• Shadows stretched long and thin, like dark fingers reaching out.
• Shadows stretched like long arms in the moonlight.
• Shadows stretched long, contorting shapes in eerie dance.
• Shadows stretched like long arms in the night.
• Shadows stretched, weaving patterns on the ground.