The wind howled like a sad wolf in the night.

Meaning: This sentence creates a vivid image of the wind making a mournful sound, like a wolf howling in the night.

Choice of Words: Howled means to make a loud, long cry, like a wolf. Sad means feeling unhappy or miserable. Night is the time between sunset and sunrise. When you put them together, the wind is making a loud, mournful sound like a wolf at night.

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