The sun was setting, casting a warm glow over the landscape.

Meaning: This sentence describes the sun moving down below the horizon, sending a warm, soft light over the land.

Choice of Words: Setting means moving downward, typically below the horizon. Casting means throwing or sending something. Glow refers to a soft, warm light.

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The sun was going down, making the sky look like a giant painting.

Meaning: This sentence describes a beautiful scene at the end of the day when the sun is setting and creating a colorful sky that looks like a giant painting.

Choice of Words: The sun is the star at the center of our solar system. Was going down means that the sun was moving towards the end of the day, when it would be below the horizon and no longer visible in the sky. Making means causing something to happen. The sky is the space above the earth, where we see clouds, birds, and stars. Look like means to seem or appear to be something. A giant painting is a very large work of art, usually created on canvas or paper.

The sun was sinking below the horizon, turning the clouds into fluffy cotton balls.

Meaning: This sentence describes a beautiful scene at the end of the day when the sun is setting and creating a sky filled with fluffy clouds that look like cotton balls.

Choice of Words: The sun is the star at the center of our solar system. Was sinking means that the sun was moving downwards, towards the horizon. Below means under or lower than something. The horizon is the line that divides the earth from the sky. Turning means changing or causing something to change. The clouds are the white or gray masses of water vapor that float in the sky. Fluffy cotton balls are soft, white balls of cotton that are used for stuffing pillows and other objects.

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