Smiles sparkled, eyes gleamed.

Meaning: Smiles radiated like sparkling lights, and eyes twinkled with happiness.

Choice of Words: Smiles are facial expressions indicating pleasure or amusement, sparkled means to shine brightly with intermittent flashes of light, eyes are the organs of sight, and gleamed means to shine brightly or sparkle.

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Smiles beamed, eyes twinkled.

Meaning: This sentence also describes people who are very happy and excited. Their smiles are so big and bright that they look like they are beaming, and their eyes are shining with joy.

Choice of Words: Smiles are expressions on our faces that show happiness or joy. Beam means to smile very widely, showing your teeth. Eyes are the organs in our head that allow us to see. Twinkle means to shine with a lot of small, bright lights. When we put these words together, we get a picture of people who are very happy and excited.

Smiles radiated, eyes sparkled.

Meaning: This sentence also describes people who are very happy and excited. Their smiles are so bright that they look like they are spreading out in all directions, and their eyes are shining with joy.

Choice of Words: Smiles are expressions on our faces that show happiness or joy. Radiate means to spread out in all directions. Eyes are the organs in our head that allow us to see. Sparkle means to shine with a lot of small, bright lights. When we put these words together, we get a picture of people who are very happy and excited.

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