Sunbeams peeked through the clouds shyly.

Meaning: The sun was coming out from behind the clouds in a timid and gentle manner.

Choice of Words: Peeked suggests the cautious appearance of the sun. Shyly adds a touch of human emotion to the sun's behavior.

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The sun's rays poked their heads out from behind the clouds.

Meaning: This means that the sun's rays were pushing their way out from behind the clouds, as if they were peeking out to see what was going on.

Choice of Words: The sun's rays are the lines of light that come from the sun. Poked means to push or prod something with your finger or a stick. Their heads is a way of talking about the tips of the sun's rays. Out means from inside to outside. Behind means at the back of something. The clouds are fluffy white things in the sky.

The sun's fingers gently reached out from the clouds.

Meaning: This means that the sun's rays were gently stretching out from behind the clouds, as if they were fingers reaching out to touch something.

Choice of Words: The sun's fingers is a way of talking about the sun's rays. Gently means in a soft and careful way. Reached means to move your hand or arm out to touch or get something. Out means from inside to outside. From means the starting point of a movement or action. The clouds are fluffy white things in the sky.

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