The trees swayed in the gentle breeze.

Meaning: The trees were moving gently from side to side in the wind.

Choice of Words: Trees are tall plants with woody stems. Swayed means to move gently from side to side. Gentle means not strong or rough. Breeze is a gentle wind.

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The trees danced in the soft wind.

Meaning: This means that the trees were moving gracefully in the gentle wind, as if they were dancing.

Choice of Words: Danced is a verb that means to move rhythmically to music, and soft means gentle and not loud. Wind is air that is moving.

The trees bobbed in the mild air currents.

Meaning: This means that the trees were moving up and down or from side to side in the gentle air currents.

Choice of Words: Bobbed means to move up and down or from side to side, and mild means not strong or extreme. Air currents are streams of air that are moving.

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