Stars twinkled above like distant fireflies.

Meaning: The sentence describes stars in the sky, which look like distant fireflies twinkling.

Choice of Words: Stars are big balls of gas that produce their own light and heat. Twinkled means to shine with a lot of small lights. Above means higher than something else. Like means similar to. Distant means far away. Fireflies are small insects that produce their own light.

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Related Expressions

• The stars above twinkled like distant fireflies.
• Stars twinkled above, like distant fireflies.
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• Stars twinkled above like fireflies.
• Stars twinkled like fireflies above.
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• Stars twinkled like distant diamonds.
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