The waves crashed against the shore, sending up a spray of salty water.

Meaning: The waves hit the land with great force, creating a mist of salty water in the air.

Choice of Words: Crashed is a verb that means to hit something with great force. Shore is the land along the edge of a sea or lake. Spray is a fine mist of liquid drops.

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The ocean's waves pounded the beach, spraying salty water into the air.

Meaning: This means that the waves of water in the ocean hit the beach with great force, and when they do, they send up a fine mist of salty water into the air.

Choice of Words: Ocean's is a large body of salt water that covers most of the Earth. Waves are bodies of water that move in a large body of water like an ocean or a lake. Pounded means to hit something repeatedly with great force, like when a boxer punches someone. Beach is the land next to a body of water. Spraying means to cause something to move in a fine mist, like when you spray water from a hose. Salty means tasting like salt. Water is a clear liquid that falls from the sky as rain or flows in rivers and oceans.

The relentless waves battered the coastline, sending up a salty mist.

Meaning: This means that the waves of water in the ocean hit the land with great force, and when they do, they send up a fine mist of salty water into the air.

Choice of Words: Relentless means never stopping or giving up. Waves are bodies of water that move in a large body of water like an ocean or a lake. Battered means to hit something repeatedly with great force, like when a boxer punches someone. Coastline is the land next to a body of water. Sending up means to cause something to move upward. Salty means tasting like salt. Mist is a fine cloud of tiny water droplets, like when you see mist in the morning.

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