Sunlight peeked through the leafy canopy.

Meaning: Light from the sun appeared through the thick covering of leaves.

Choice of Words: Sunlight is the light and heat from the sun. Peeked means to look quickly or furtively from a hiding place. Leafy means covered with leaves. Canopy is a cover formed by a thick growth of leaves and branches.

Alternative Expressions

The sun's rays pierced the thick foliage.

Meaning: This sentence also describes the sun's rays shining through the leaves of a tree, but it uses different words to emphasize the strength and sharpness of the rays.

Choice of Words: Rays are lines of light. Pierced means to make a hole or cut into something. Thick means not thin. Foliage is the leaves of a plant.

The sunlight filtered through the dense undergrowth.

Meaning: This sentence describes the sun's rays shining through the bushes and small trees in a forest.

Choice of Words: Filtered means to pass through something slowly. Dense means closely packed together. Undergrowth is the bushes and small trees that grow beneath the taller trees in a forest.

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