lava
Example Sentences
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Then, one rumbling, earthshaking day, it had poured out its heart of boiling, rolling, melting lava, and the round green peak had been blown away.
From Literature
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Now researchers from the University of Trento report strong evidence that Venus also contains an empty lava tube beneath its surface.
From Science Daily
It's unclear what started the fires, but to put them out, workers had to remove tonnes of "molten lava" from deep below the surface.
From BBC
The finale, for example, unfolds amid cracked volcanic rocks and lava.
From Los Angeles Times
Israel, who was in Bat’s group, kept asking him all kinds of annoying questions, like, “Hey, Bat, do you think the lava is red enough?” and “Bat, can you pass me the paste?”
From Literature
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