Tears streamed down her face.

Meaning: This means that she was crying. It's like saying, She was crying.

Choice of Words: Tears are drops of salty liquid that come from the eyes when a person cries. Streamed means flowed in a continuous stream. Face is the front part of the head of a human or animal. When you put them together, "Tears streamed down her face" means drops of salty liquid flowed in a continuous stream down her face.

Alternative Expressions

She was crying and her tears were rolling down her cheeks.

Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence, that she was crying and the tears were running down her face.

Choice of Words: Crying means shedding tears because you are sad or upset. Rolling means moving along the ground or a surface by turning over and over. Cheeks are the sides of your face below your eyes. When you put them together, "She was crying and her tears were rolling down her cheeks" means that she was crying and her tears were flowing down her face.

Tears flowed like a river down her sorrowful face.

Meaning: This means that she was crying a lot and her tears were flowing down her face like a river, which shows how sad she was.

Choice of Words: Flowed means to move or run smoothly and continuously. Like is used to compare two things. River is a large natural stream of water. Sorrowful means feeling or showing sadness or grief. When you put them together, "Tears flowed like a river down her sorrowful face" means that her tears were flowing down her face like a river, which is a lot of tears and shows how sad she was.

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