The sun smiled as it rose over the clouds.

When the coach asked whether we wanted to try out the new trampoline, we jumped at the chance.

In May 2014, when wildfires threatened parts of San Diego County in California, firefighters worked around the clock in an effort to control the blaze.

A Chicago winter separates the men from the boys, especially newcomers from milder climes. The temperature frequently plunges below zero.

Tristan's room is as tidy as an overgrown garden.

Maggie's phone slipped out of her pocket, landing in the toilet with a plop.

Desmond's '64 Impala groaned as he turned the ignition. Yet again he resolved to refurbish it over the summer.

Erik remarked that the new book on anti-gravity was impossible to put down.

My monster truck toy is as big as a Guanacaste tree

Our math teacher whispers while she walks

He clattered and clanged as he washed the dishes.

“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.”