She stared at the clouds as they slowly drifted by.

Meaning: She looked at the clouds as they moved slowly and smoothly across the sky.

Choice of Words: Stare means to look fixedly at something with intense concentration. Clouds are masses of visible particles of water or ice suspended in the atmosphere. Drifted means to move slowly and smoothly in a particular direction.

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