Sunflowers reached for the sky.
Meaning: This sentence is describing how the sunflowers were growing tall and reaching towards the sky. It's like saying, The sunflowers were growing tall and trying to touch the sky.
Choice of Words: Sunflowers are tall plants with large, yellow flowers that face the sun. Reached means to stretch out your hand or body to touch or get something. Sky is the blue part of the area above the earth. When you put them together, it means that the sunflowers were growing tall and stretching their flowers towards the sky.
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