We waited in line to pay for our food.

Meaning: We stayed in a row until we gave money for the things we wanted to eat.

Choice of Words: Waited means to stay in a place until something happens. Line is a row of people or things. Pay means to give money in exchange for something. Food is what you eat to live.

Alternative Expressions

The line was long, but we were patient.

Meaning: This sentence describes a situation where people are waiting in a long line to pay for their food, but they are not getting impatient.

Choice of Words: The line refers to the queue of people waiting to pay for their food. Was long means that there were many people in the line. But is used to contrast two ideas. We refers to the people who are waiting in line. Were patient means that we were willing to wait even though the line was long.

We finally got to the front of the line and paid for our food.

Meaning: This sentence describes a situation where people have waited in a line for a long time and have finally reached the front of the line to pay for their food.

Choice of Words: We refers to the people who are waiting in line. Finally means that something happened after a long wait. Got to means to arrive at a place. The front of the line refers to the first position in the line. And is used to join two ideas. Paid for means to give money for something. Our food refers to the food that we are going to eat.

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