The waves crashed against the sandy shore.

Meaning: Bodies of water forcefully struck the land covered in sand near the ocean or a lake.

Choice of Words: Waves are bodies of water moving in a rhythmic pattern, while crashed describes the forceful impact of the waves against the shore. Sandy emphasizes the composition of the shore, and shore refers to the land bordering a body of water.

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The waves smashed into the sandy beach.

Meaning: This means that the waves of the ocean hit the land that meets the ocean with great force.

Choice of Words: Smashed is a synonym of crashed and it means to hit something with great force. Beach is a synonym of shore and it means the land that meets the ocean.

The ocean's waves pounded the sandy coastline.

Meaning: This means that the waves of the ocean hit the land that meets the ocean repeatedly with force.

Choice of Words: Pounded is a synonym of crashed and it means to hit something repeatedly with force. Coastline is a synonym of shore and it means the land that meets the ocean.

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