Example sentences for: volcanoes

How can you use “volcanoes” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The central basalt peak, Mount Badacsony, the biggest of all the extinct volcanoes at 437 metres (1434 feet), is invariably described as “coffin-shaped.”

  • To fend off natural and cosmic cata­stro­phes, the rituals of human sacrifice came into play, intended to placate the more violent of the local gods, such as those of the volcanoes and typhoons.

  • An article pegged to the three current volcano movies says that the world's 550 active volcanoes threaten 500 million people (including everyone at Slate headquarters!)

  • Volcanoes, hummingbirds, mangroves, mongooses, and palm trees complete the picture.

  • It's easy to understand why we replace vanishing Mafiosi and Commies with asteroids, hurricanes, and volcanoes.


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