Waves washed away footprints in sand.

Meaning: The waves in the ocean washed away the marks that people's feet made in the sand.

Choice of Words: A wave is a body of water that moves in a large group. Washed means that water moved over something and made it clean. Away means to create distance from the current location or to move from the speaker. Footprints are the marks left in the ground by someone's feet. Sand is a loose material made of small rocks and minerals.

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Related Expressions

• The rain washed away the footprints in the sand.
• The wind swept away the footprints in the sand.
• She left footprints in the sand.
• The sand shifted beneath my feet, leaving a trail of footprints.
• Memories linger, like footprints in the sand.
• Sand, a canvas for footprints, stories etched in time.
• The beach was empty, save for a few footprints in the sand.
• Sandcastle dreams, footprints in the sand.
• Footprints mark sand.
• Sandcastle was washed away by waves.