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Her smile was as bright as the sun.
She had a big, shinny smile.
I’m drowning in assignments.
I have a lot to do.
This homework will take forever to finish.
The homework will take a long time.
The leaves danced across the sidewalk.
The alarm clock screamed at me this morning.
The alarm clock was very loud.
She sings like an angel.
She sings very well.
He ran like the wind across the field.
He ran a thousand miles to catch the bus.
He had to run a ways to catch the bus.
I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.
I am very hungry.
The old house groaned in the storm.
The house made noises in the storm.
The sun smiled down on the crowd.
The sun was shining.
The baby slept like a rock.
The baby was sound asleep.
The classroom was as quiet as a library at midnight.
The classroom was very quiet.
I nearly died of embarrassment.
I was very embarrassed.
She waited for ages in line.
She waited for a long time.
Time flies when you’re having fun.
Time went fast.
The thunder grumbled in the distance.
You can hear thunder in the distance.
His words cut like a knife.
His words had power.
My backpack felt as heavy as a mountain.
The backpack had a lot of weight to it.
This is the best day ever.
This is a very good day.
That backpack weighs a ton.
The backpack weighs a lot.
I’ve told you a million times to clean your room.
I have told you many, many times to clean your room.
My phone begged for attention.
I needed to look at my phone.
The wind whispered through the trees.
The wind blew softly through the trees.
The water was as cold as ice.
The water was really cold.