We returned home feeling safe.

Meaning: We went back to the place where we live, and we had a sense of being protected from harm.

Choice of Words: Returned means to come or go back to a place or person. Home is the place where one lives permanently. Feeling means a conscious experience of emotion or sensation. Safe means free from danger or harm.

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We went back home and we were safe.

Meaning: This means you moved from one place to the place where you live and you were protected and not in danger. It's like saying, We moved from the park to our house and we were protected from any bad things that could happen.

Choice of Words: Went means to move from one place to another. Back means to move to a previous place or position. Home is the place where you live. Were is a form of the verb "to be" that means to exist or occur. Safe means protected from danger or harm. When you put them together, "We went back home and we were safe" means you moved from one place to your home and you were protected and not in danger.

We came home and felt safe.

Meaning: This means you arrived at the place where you live and you experienced the emotion of feeling protected and not in danger. It's like saying, We arrived at our house and we felt like nothing bad could happen to us.

Choice of Words: Came means to arrive at a place. Home is the place where you live. Felt is the past tense of the verb "to feel" which means to experience an emotion or sensation. Safe means protected from danger or harm. When you put them together, "We came home and felt safe" means you arrived at your home and you experienced the emotion of feeling protected and not in danger.

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