: molten rock that issues from a volcano or from a fissure in the surface of a planet (such as earth) or moon
also
: such rock that has cooled and hardened
Examples of lava in a Sentence
a flow of molten lava
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Michael Mann–style shots of characters considering their lives while staring into the middle distance at crashing waves or steaming fields of lava are beautiful and plentiful.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025
This process occurs when liquid water wells up to the surface, similar to how lava flows out of fissures on Earth.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2025
Scientists had been predicting the eruption for weeks, noting that the volcano's crater had been gradually filling with lava and the mountain had been emitting ash plumes.
—Nick Mordowanec
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john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Ideally, a chocolate molten lava cake with some ice cream on top is my go-to.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 30 July 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025
This process occurs when liquid water wells up to the surface, similar to how lava flows out of fissures on Earth.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2025
Scientists had been predicting the eruption for weeks, noting that the volcano's crater had been gradually filling with lava and the mountain had been emitting ash plumes.
—Nick Mordowanec
barney Henderson
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Ideally, a chocolate molten lava cake with some ice cream on top is my go-to.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 30 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for lava
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“Lava.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lava. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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