The tall towers touched the clouds.

Meaning: This means the towers were so tall that they reached the clouds.

Choice of Words: Touched means to make contact with something. Clouds are the white or gray things in the sky. Tall means very high. Towers are tall buildings.

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The tall towers reached for the clouds.

Meaning: This means the towers were very, very tall and they were almost as high as the clouds in the sky.

Choice of Words: Reached means to extend something out to try and touch something else. Clouds are the white fluffy things we see in the sky. Towers are tall buildings that go up high in the air. When you put them together, it means the tall buildings were so high that they were almost touching the clouds.

The towering giants pierced the heavens.

Meaning: This means the towers were so tall that they seemed to reach all the way up to the sky.

Choice of Words: Towering means very tall. Giants are big creatures, like in fairy tales. Heavens is another word for the sky. When you put them together, it means the tall buildings were so high that they seemed to poke holes in the sky.

The celestial skyscrapers kissed the clouds.

Meaning: This means the towers were so tall that they seemed to be kissing the clouds in the sky.

Choice of Words: Celestial means related to the sky or heavens. Skyscrapers are very tall buildings that reach up into the sky. Kissed means to touch gently with the lips. When you put them together, it means the tall buildings were so high that they were gently touching the clouds.

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