: 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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The spacecraft will soar over craters and plains and may be able to spot dust features and lava flows.
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
Then there’s the strategic introduction of accent colors, including the red stove, yellow chairs, and purple lava-stone countertop.
—Eleni N. Gage, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2026
Kent’s created what look like tide pools with succulents and shells, surrounded by lava and boulders.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
York has weaponized those 2 inches, in turn, into a kind of white-hot lava that his peers at Temple High and Texas A&M have never quite seen before.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
Then there’s the strategic introduction of accent colors, including the red stove, yellow chairs, and purple lava-stone countertop.
—Eleni N. Gage, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2026
Kent’s created what look like tide pools with succulents and shells, surrounded by lava and boulders.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
York has weaponized those 2 inches, in turn, into a kind of white-hot lava that his peers at Temple High and Texas A&M have never quite seen before.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
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 18 May. 2026.
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