The brush danced with grace across the canvas.
Meaning: This means the artist's brush moved very smoothly and gracefully across the canvas.
Choice of Words: Danced means to move rhythmically to music. Grace means elegance and beauty of movement. Across means from one side to the other. Canvas is the surface on which an artist paints. When you put them together, "The brush danced with grace across the canvas" means the artist's brush moved smoothly and beautifully across the canvas.
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