The waves crashed powerfully against the rocky shore.

Meaning: The waves made a loud, sudden noise when they hit the shore which was made up of rocks, showing their great force and strength.

Choice of Words: Crashed means to make a loud, sudden noise when hitting something. Powerfully means with great force or strength. Rocky shore refers to a shore made up of rocks.

Alternative Expressions

The waves smashed into the rocky coast with force.

Meaning: This sentence also describes how the waves hit the rocky land next to the sea with great force, causing damage.

Choice of Words: Smashed means to break or damage something by hitting it hard. Into means moving towards the inside of something. Coast is the land next to the sea or ocean. Force means strength or power.

The powerful waves pounded the rocky shoreline.

Meaning: This sentence describes how the strong waves hit the rocky land next to the sea repeatedly with force.

Choice of Words: Pounded means to hit something repeatedly with force. Shoreline is the line where the land meets the sea or ocean.

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