Sweat trickled down his face.

Meaning: When someone is hot or exercising, small drops of salty water flow down their face.

Choice of Words: Sweat is the salty liquid that comes out of your skin when you're hot or exercising. Trickled means to flow in a thin stream. Down means in a downward direction. His refers to a male person. Face is the front part of a person's head.

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The water flowed down the stream.

Meaning: This means that the liquid moved smoothly and continuously in a current or stream from a higher place to a lower place.

Choice of Words: Water is a liquid that makes up most of the Earth's surface and is essential for life. Flowed means to move smoothly and continuously in a current or stream. Down means to move from a higher place to a lower place. Stream is a small river or a body of water that flows.

The tears rolled down her cheeks.

Meaning: This means that drops of salty liquid from her eyes moved smoothly and continuously in a circular motion down the sides of her face below the eyes.

Choice of Words: Tears are drops of salty liquid that come from the eyes when someone is crying. Rolled means to move smoothly and continuously in a circular motion. Down means to move from a higher place to a lower place. Cheeks are the sides of the face below the eyes.

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