They soared high, touching the clouds.

Meaning: Flying creatures with feathers and wings flew or rose to a great elevation, coming into contact with visible masses of water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere.

Choice of Words: Soared: flew or rose to a great height. High: at a great elevation. Touching: coming into contact with something. Clouds: visible masses of water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere.

Alternative Expressions

They flew up high, almost reaching the clouds.

Meaning: This sentence also describes something or someone flying high in the sky, but it emphasizes that they didn't quite reach the clouds.

Choice of Words: The word "flew" means to move through the air with wings. "Up high" means to a high altitude. "Almost reaching the clouds" means that they flew very close to the clouds, but not quite touching them.

They ascended to great heights, their wings brushing against the clouds.

Meaning: This sentence uses more sophisticated language to describe something or someone flying very high in the sky, almost reaching the clouds.

Choice of Words: The word "ascended" means to move upwards. "Great heights" means to a very high altitude. "Their wings brushing against the clouds" means that their wings were so close to the clouds that they were almost touching them.

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