How to Use kava in a Sentence

kava

noun
  • What are the best kava teas to buy?
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The largest kava root was then broken, pounded and mixed with water in the bowl.
    — Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 21 June 2024
  • Once the resulting liquid looks opaque and light brown, your kava will be ready to drink.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • There was fresh tuna and limpet poke, Burmese tea leaf salad, and lots of kava tea.
    — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Many are drawn to the community of the kava house and end up coming back for more.
    — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
  • On the contrary, drinking kava makes the user feel relaxed and even sleepy.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The muddy-brown drink is made from the crushed roots of the kava plant and produces a mild sedative effect.
    — Dan Sweeney, Sun-Sentinel.com, 10 July 2018
  • This numbness happens quickly and is the first of kava’s effects.
    — Rachelle Robinett, Bon Appetit, 3 Apr. 2017
  • The vast majority of kava tea sold is known as noble kava.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Olvia Wilde prepares the kava while Nick Kroll grills up some plantains.
    — Vulture, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Kava bars are changing Atlanta’s drink scene What is kava?
    — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Please make sure the views of Kavasutra do not brand the kava community as a whole.
    — Dan Sweeney, Sun-Sentinel.com, 12 July 2018
  • Most ground kava is about $2-$6 per ounce, while a box of tea bags is usually $5-$10.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • One of the products also contained several compounds found in the kava plant.
    — Christine Ricciardi, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024
  • That involved going to a ceremony where these guys were pounding kava root with a stone and putting it into a drink.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2019
  • The amount of kava and natural kratom leaf in feel free® is based on the traditional use of these botanicals.
    — Tara Molina, CBS News, 1 June 2026
  • For those familiar with the muddy taste of kava, that's completely absent here.
    — Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
  • During his visit, Charles was appointed honorary chief and drank kava.
    — Mica Soellner, Washington Examiner, 12 Apr. 2021
  • Their most popular is kava, which is a root grown in the Pacific Islands.
    — Kayla O'Brien, OrlandoSentinel.com, 13 Oct. 2017
  • Also try kava, the traditional drink of Fiji made from the root of a pepper plant mixed with water.
    — Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, 8 Nov. 2019
  • Traditionally, the kava root was ground into a paste and added to liquid for consumption as a kava drink.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Researchers also detected the presence of caffeine, hemp, and kava extracts in the samples.
    — Benjamin Adams, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The woman chugging kava with Fijians and braving temple food in Rajasthan.
    — Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2017
  • At night, guests are invited to sit with the entire staff for a traditional taste of kava, a beverage made from water and the ground root of the pepper plant.
    — David Hochman, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
  • But, just as the stirring of the royal kava root is done with deliberation, change in Tonga looks set to progress at an equally sedate rate.
    — Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 21 June 2024
  • Others include ‘awa (kava), kukui (candlenut), mai‘a (banana), niu (coconut), ‘uala (sweet potato), and ‘ulu (breadfruit).
    — National Geographic, 2 July 2019
  • Gather inside the community house for a kava ceremony with the village elders.
    — National Geographic, 10 Sep. 2019
  • Commercially available kava may come mixed with other ingredients, such as Damiana leaf.
    — Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 2024
  • Ceremonies steeped in centuries of history are still extant today with few more alluring than the royal kava ceremony.
    — Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 21 June 2024
  • Many sober bars also serve coffee or drinks made with CBD or kava, a psychoactive root that, when consumed, can produce some mild sedative effects.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 27 July 2024

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