The aroma of coffee filled the air.

Meaning: The strong pleasant smell of coffee was spread throughout the air.

Choice of Words: Aroma means a pleasant smell, while filled suggests that the smell was strong and spread throughout the air. Coffee is a specific type of beverage known for its distinct smell.

Alternative Expressions

The coffee's smell filled the air.

Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence. It's another way to say that the air was filled with the nice smell of coffee.

Choice of Words: Coffee is a type of drink made from roasted coffee beans. Smell means the way something smells. Filled means to make something full of something else. Air is the invisible gas that we breathe and that surrounds us. When you put these words together, it means that the smell of coffee was spread throughout the air.

The air was full of the smell of coffee.

Meaning: This means the same as the first two sentences. It's another way to say that the air was filled with the nice smell of coffee.

Choice of Words: Air is the invisible gas that we breathe and that surrounds us. Full means that something contains as much as it can hold. Smell means the way something smells. Coffee is a type of drink made from roasted coffee beans. When you put these words together, it means that the air contained as much of the smell of coffee as it could.

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