Sun peeked shyly from behind clouds.

Meaning: The sun timidly emerged from behind the clouds, casting its warm rays upon the earth.

Choice of Words: Sun: the star at the center of our solar system; peeked: appeared briefly or partially; shyly: timidly or hesitantly; from: starting at a particular point; behind: at the back of; clouds: visible masses of water droplets or ice crystals in the sky.

Alternative Expressions

The sun peeked shyly from behind the clouds.

Meaning: The sun was hiding behind the clouds, but it was starting to come out. It was like the sun was a little bit shy about coming out from behind the clouds.

Choice of Words: Peeked means to look quickly at something from behind something else. Shyly means to be a little bit afraid or embarrassed to do something. From means away from something. Behind means at the back of something. Clouds are white or gray things in the sky that are made of water vapor.

The sun looked out from behind the clouds like a shy child.

Meaning: The sun was hiding behind the clouds, but it was starting to come out. It was like the sun was a shy child who was peeking out from behind something.

Choice of Words: Looked means to use your eyes to see something. Out means from inside to outside. Like means similar to something else. Shy means to be a little bit afraid or embarrassed to do something. Child means a young person.

The sun played peek-a-boo from behind the clouds.

Meaning: The sun was hiding behind the clouds, but it kept coming out and going back behind the clouds. It was like the sun was playing peek-a-boo with us.

Choice of Words: Played means to do something for fun. Peek-a-boo is a game where you cover your face with your hands and then uncover it while saying "peek-a-boo". From means away from something. Behind means at the back of something. Clouds are white or gray things in the sky that are made of water vapor.

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