How to Use lava in a Sentence

lava

noun
  • Most of the caves formed from the flow of ancient lava.
    Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2024
  • Here is drone footage of the lava reaching the ocean, last week.
    Jennifer Gray, CNN, 15 Nov. 2021
  • The lava rocks helped to disperse the flames that dance 2 to 3-inches above them.
    Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The Holei Sea Arch is made from lava flow from 550 years ago.
    Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 22 July 2022
  • Add a few drops of the essential oils to the lava rock, and just breathe.
    Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2021
  • The future of malls may be dark, but Spencer’s sees a lava light at the end of the tunnel.
    Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The red kind are the ones that spew showers of lava and look perilous.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 Jan. 2022
  • The tide went out, and there was nothing but lava rocks.
    Sarah Grant, SPIN, 31 Mar. 2022
  • The lava eruptions reached 164 feet high and the length of the fissure was around 2 miles, the agency said.
    Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 29 May 2024
  • Since then, the fountain heights (the bursts of lava) have decreased and now range from 13 to 30 feet high.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2023
  • Off-cuts and bolt ends were piled on tables, spilling to the floor in some places like lava.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2021
  • With the water gone, a lava lake was forming in the crater throughout the day.
    Fox News, 23 Dec. 2020
  • Some areas were buried in up to 80 feet of lava over four months.
    Tyler Van Dyke, Washington Examiner, 21 Dec. 2020
  • At the end of November, an eruption sent a flow of lava down the side of the volcano.
    Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2022
  • At this point, the mixture should be thick and smooth, with a lava-like flow of ribbons.
    Dallas News, 8 Mar. 2021
  • Get ready to glow in this clever, DIY lava lamp costume.
    Chloe Gorman, Country Living, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Next, use it to crack your box and find out whether lava or sand is inside.
    Lauren Gray, Popular Mechanics, 18 Aug. 2022
  • All of the homes in the area were built on bedrock, and many have lava rock accents in their landscaping.
    Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 18 June 2024
  • Streams of lava flowed down from the top and could be seen from nearby Catania, Italy.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 14 Feb. 2022
  • That's true, a lava rock could come flying at any point.
    Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Kilauea's lava, though, is confined to a small pond near the top and not gushing down the side.
    Aya Elamroussi and Taylor Romine, CNN, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The vents were still glowing and lava was still visibile on the crater floor.
    Danielle Wallace, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2025
  • Huge bursts of lava could be seen shooting into the air.
    Tim O'Donnell, The Week, 26 Sep. 2021
  • The two streams of lava were about 2.5 kilometers from the nearest road.
    BostonGlobe.com, 20 Mar. 2021
  • The volcano has belched out ash and lava stones that showered the southern side.
    Fox News, 26 Feb. 2021
  • But there seemed a lava flow inside him that would not be easy to reckon with.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Smoke rose from smoldering heaps of lava in the Buhene area near the city Sunday.
    Justin Kabumba Katumwa, USA TODAY, 23 May 2021
  • The lava was about 450 meters from the town, officials said.
    Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2024
  • That means the forest floor is lava for any chick that is not yet able to fly away from danger.
    Matt Simon, Wired, 23 Aug. 2021
  • Whether smoking fumaroles, loud bangs, tremors, lava flows, or full on eruptions, Etna is always awake.
    Erica Firpo, AFAR Media, 4 June 2025

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