The clouds drifted slowly across the sky.
Meaning: The clouds were moving very slowly in the sky.
Choice of Words: Drifted is the past tense of the verb drift, which means to move slowly and aimlessly. Slowly means at a low speed or pace, while sky refers to the expanse of air and space above the earth. This sentence depicts clouds moving across the sky in a slow and leisurely manner.
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