The clouds drifted across the sky like cotton candy.
Meaning: This sentence describes clouds that were moving slowly and gently across the sky, resembling cotton candy in appearance.
Choice of Words: Clouds are visible masses of tiny water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere. Drifted means to move slowly and gently. Sky is the upper atmosphere of the Earth. Cotton candy is a sweet, fluffy confection made from spun sugar.
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