The waves crash against the shore with a thunderous roar.

Meaning: This means the waves are hitting the shore with a loud, violent sound.

Choice of Words: Crash is a verb that means to collide with something violently. Thunderous means very loud and deep, like thunder. Roar is a noun that means a loud, deep sound. When you put them together, "Crash against the shore with a thunderous roar" creates a picture of the waves hitting the shore with a loud, violent sound.

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The salty water of the ocean rushed onto the beach, making a loud noise like thunder.

Meaning: This means that the water from the ocean came onto the land very fast and made a loud sound.

Choice of Words: Salty means having salt in it. Water is the liquid that falls from the sky as rain or that fills oceans, lakes, and rivers. Ocean is a very large body of salt water. Rushed means to move quickly. Beach is the land next to an ocean or lake. Loud means making a lot of noise. Noise is a sound that is not wanted or pleasing to the ear. Thunder is the loud noise that happens during a storm. When you put them together, the sentence means that the salty water of the ocean moved quickly onto the beach, making a loud noise like thunder.

The big waves hit the land with a loud boom, like the sound of thunder during a storm.

Meaning: This means that the waves hit the land very hard and made a loud sound, like the sound of thunder.

Choice of Words: Big means large in size. Waves are bodies of water that move in a large body of water like an ocean or lake. Hit means to touch something with force. Land is the solid part of the Earth that is not covered by water. Loud means making a lot of noise. Boom is a loud, deep sound. Thunder is the loud noise that happens during a storm. When you put them together, the sentence means that the big waves hit the land with a loud, deep sound, like the sound of thunder during a storm.

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