The clouds drifted slowly in the sky.

Meaning: This means that the clouds moved slowly and smoothly in the area above the earth that you can see.

Choice of Words: Drifted is the past tense of drift, which means to move slowly and smoothly in the air or water. Slowly means at a low speed. In is a preposition that indicates a location or position. The is an article that refers to a specific noun, in this case, the sky. Sky is the area above the earth that you can see.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• The clouds drifted slowly across the sky.
• The clouds drifted slowly across the blue sky.
• Clouds drifted slowly in the sky.
• The white clouds drifted slowly across the blue sky.
• Clouds drifted slowly across sky.
• Clouds drifted slowly across the sky.
• The fluffy clouds drifted slowly across the sky.
• Clouds drifted slowly in sky.
• The clouds slowly drifted across the sky.
• Clouds drifted slowly sky.