Shells sparkled like jewels in wet sand.

Meaning: The hard outer covering of some sea animals were shining with a lot of small lights like precious stones in the sand that is covered with water.

Choice of Words: Shells are the hard outer covering of some sea animals, sparkled means to shine with a lot of small lights, like means similar to, jewels are precious stones, wet means covered or soaked with water, sand is a loose material made of small rock and mineral particles.

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