Stars twinkled in the dark sky.

Meaning: This sentence is telling us that stars were shining with a flickering light in the sky which was dark.

Choice of Words: Twinkled means to shine with a flickering or intermittent light. Stars are celestial bodies that emit light and heat due to nuclear fusion reactions. Dark means lacking light or brightness. When you put them together, you get a beautiful image of stars shining with a flickering light in the night sky.

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Related Expressions

• The stars twinkled brightly against the dark night sky.
• The stars twinkled beautifully in the dark sky.
• The stars twinkled in the dark night sky.
• The stars twinkled in the dark sky.
• Stars twinkled, night sky dark.
• The sparkling stars twinkled brightly in the dark night sky.
• The stars twinkled brightly in the dark sky.
• The stars twinkled brightly in the dark night sky.
• Bright stars twinkled in dark night sky.
• Stars twinkled, sending sparkles across the dark sky.