Wind sighed through trees.
Meaning: The wind was making a sad and disappointed sound as it moved through the trees.
Choice of Words: Wind is the movement of air. Sighed means to make a long, deep breath, often expressing sadness or disappointment. Through means passing from one side to the other. Trees are large plants with woody stems and branches. When you put them together, the sentence creates an image of the wind passing through the trees and making a sighing sound.
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