Sunbathers soaked up golden rays.

Meaning: People lying in the sun enjoyed the warmth of the sun's rays.

Choice of Words: Sunbathers are people who lie in the sun to get a tan. Soaked means to absorb or take in a liquid. Golden refers to the warm, yellow color of the sun.

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The people were basking in the sun's rays.

Meaning: This sentence is also describing people who are enjoying the sun's warmth by lying out and getting a tan, but it uses different words to describe the same thing.

Choice of Words: Basking means to lie in the sun and enjoy its warmth. Sun's rays are the bright, warm rays of the sun. When you put them together, it means that the people were lying in the sun and enjoying its warmth.

The sunbathers were getting a tan.

Meaning: This sentence is specifically describing people who are lying in the sun to get a tan.

Choice of Words: Sunbathers are people who lay out in the sun to get a tan. Getting a tan means to develop a darker skin color from exposure to the sun. When you put them together, it means that the people were lying in the sun to get a tan.

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