We played hide-and-seek till dusk.

Meaning: We had fun playing hide-and-seek until it started to get dark.

Choice of Words: Played means to take part in a game or activity for enjoyment. Hide-and-seek is a game where one person hides and the others try to find them. Till means up to a certain time or point. Dusk is the time of day when the sun is setting and it starts to get dark.

Alternative Expressions

We played hide-and-seek until it got dark outside.

Meaning: This means we played the game of hide-and-seek until it was too dark outside to keep playing.

Choice of Words: Hide-and-seek is a game where one person hides and the others try to find them. Dusk means the time of day when the sun is setting and it's getting dark outside. When you put them together, it means we played the game of hide-and-seek until it was too dark to see outside.

We hid and searched until the sun went down.

Meaning: This means we played the game of hide-and-seek until it was too dark outside to keep playing.

Choice of Words: Hid means to put yourself in a place where others can't find you. Searched means to look for something carefully. Sun went down means the time of day when the sun disappears below the horizon. When you put them together, it means we played the game of hide-and-seek until the sun went down and it was too dark to keep playing.

We played our game of hide-and-seek until the sky turned black.

Meaning: This means we played the game of hide-and-seek until it was too dark outside to keep playing.

Choice of Words: Played means to participate in a game or activity. Hide-and-seek is a game where one person hides and the others try to find them. Sky turned black means the time of day when the sun has set and the sky is dark. When you put them together, it means we played the game of hide-and-seek until it was too dark outside to keep playing.

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