Winter's chill nipped their rosy cheeks.

Meaning: It was a cold winter day and the wind was making their cheeks feel cold and red.

Choice of Words: Winter is the coldest season of the year. Chill means a feeling of coldness. Nipped means to pinch or bite lightly. Rosy means pink and healthy-looking. Cheeks are the fleshy parts of the face below the eyes.

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Winter's chill nipped their rosy cheeks.

Meaning: This sentence describes how the cold weather made their faces feel cold and pinched.

Choice of Words: Winter's means the season of the year when it's cold and snowy. Chill means cold, like when you feel a shiver run down your spine. Nipped means to pinch or bite lightly. Rosy means pink, like the color of healthy skin. Cheeks are the sides of your face below your eyes.

The cold of winter pinched their pink cheeks.

Meaning: This sentence means the same as the first sentence, but it uses different words to describe the same thing.

Choice of Words: Cold is another word for chill. Of winter means belonging to winter. Pinched means to squeeze or nip. Pink is a light red color. Cheeks are the sides of your face below your eyes.

The winter cold made their cheeks feel like they were being pinched.

Meaning: This sentence explains how the cold weather made their cheeks feel cold and uncomfortable.

Choice of Words: Winter is the season of the year when it's cold and snowy. Cold means having a low temperature. Made means caused to happen. Feel means to experience a sensation. Like means similar to. Pinched means to squeeze or nip. Cheeks are the sides of your face below your eyes.

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