Example Sentences

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Volcanoes rarely keep an open lava lake for long periods of time, let alone decades, as Erebus does.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 2, 2024

Volcanoes were erupting on the mysterious far side of the moon billions of years ago, US and Chinese researchers have found.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2024

Volcanoes some distance away from here left behind some sturdy volcanic rock, but also this spoor of volcanic ash that drifted underwater before the PV Peninsula became itself.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2024

Volcanoes are a common feature on the surfaces of solid planets within the solar system, resulting from magmatic activity occurring within the planetary crust.

From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2024

We agreed to try the glacier between the Volcanoes, though by going west to it we lose at least two days’ mileage towards our goal, one in going west and one in regaining the distance.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin