The black hole sucked in everything nearby.

Meaning: The black hole's gravity was so strong that it pulled everything near it, like a vacuum cleaner.

Choice of Words: Black hole is a place in space where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape. Sucked in means that the black hole pulled everything towards it.

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The black hole was a powerful vacuum cleaner.

Meaning: This means that the black hole was pulling in all the things that were close to it, just like a vacuum cleaner sucks up dirt and dust.

Choice of Words: Vacuum cleaner is a machine that sucks up dirt and dust. Powerful means strong or able to do a lot of work. When you put it all together, it means that the black hole was like a very strong vacuum cleaner that was sucking up everything around it.

The black hole ate everything in its path.

Meaning: This means that the black hole was pulling in all the things that were moving towards it, like a giant mouth eating everything in its way.

Choice of Words: Ate means to put food into your mouth and swallow it. Path means the way or direction that something is moving. When you put it all together, it means that the black hole was taking in everything that was moving towards it.

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