The sun peeked through the clouds, casting golden rays.

Meaning: This sentence is describing the sun appearing from behind the clouds and shining its bright, warm rays.

Choice of Words: Peeked means to look quickly or furtively from a hidden place. Clouds are visible masses of tiny water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere. Casting means to throw or send something in a particular direction. Golden means made of or like gold, especially in color. When you put them together, "The sun peeked through the clouds, casting golden rays" means that the sun appeared from behind the clouds, sending out bright, warm rays of light.

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The sun emerged from behind the clouds, shedding golden beams.

Meaning: This means that the sun came out from behind the clouds and it was sending out bright yellow beams of light.

Choice of Words: Emerged means to come out of something or to become visible. Behind means at the back of something. Shed means to lose or get rid of something. Beams are lines of light that come from a source, like the sun.

The sun poked its head through the clouds, sending out golden rays.

Meaning: This means that the sun was able to be seen through the clouds and it was sending out bright yellow rays of light.

Choice of Words: Poked means to push or move something with a pointed object. Head is the part of the body that contains the brain and face. Sending means to cause something to move from one place to another.

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