How to Use lahar in a Sentence

lahar

noun
  • The force of lahars can move huge boulders and destroy bridges and buildings.
    — Rachel Beane, The Conversation, 1 May 2023
  • Not much ash hazard from a lahar either, so your helicopter will save you as well.
    — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 25 Nov. 2019
  • Mount Rainier Rainier’s greatest threat is not lava but lahars.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 June 2026
  • Also of concern is the potential for what are known as lahars, or flows of debris.
    — Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian, 19 Jan. 2018
  • The rush of debris, known as a lahar, roars down the slope at 120 miles per hour like a runaway freight train.
    — Jim Nash, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2017
  • Hernandez peers into the narrow open space and points to the back wall of the house, where the lahar hit the structure.
    — Mark Stevenson, Fox News, 8 June 2018
  • Video showed lahar slamming into and partly destroying a highway bridge.
    — Carolina Gamazo and Kate Linthicum, latimes.com, 4 June 2018
  • Seattle is probably safely out of reach of any future volcanic lahars, Moran said.
    — The Seattle Times, OregonLive.com, 8 May 2018
  • When this mixes with the volcanic debris, rainfall can form dangerous mudflows called lahars.
    — Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 4 June 2018
  • Once in contact with the lava, the snow and vice would instantly melt, flood over the slopes of the mountain in torrential mudslides called lahars.
    — Stefano Pozzebon, CNN, 15 Apr. 2023
  • The most recent lahar from Rainier was the Electron flow that happened only ~500 years ago.
    — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 17 May 2022
  • Nuts, fruits, leaves and twigs were caught in the lahar, and their fossils can be seen in the Clarno formation along the Trail of Fossils.
    — Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2020
  • The real danger comes from volcanic mudflows, also called lahars, says Krippner.
    — Alessandra Potenza, The Verge, 30 May 2018
  • Orting would be directly in the path of a lahar, and local officials each year conduct drills in which children move from school to higher ground to escape the flow.
    — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 13 May 2018
  • The worst of the volcano's impact, lahars and pyroclastic flows, are chain reactions following the fiery eruption.
    — Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 4 June 2018
  • Another threat is lahar, a muddy stream of water, volcanic ash and rocks that can move as fast as cars and engulf areas up to several kilometers (miles) away.
    — Jim Gomez, Anchorage Daily News, 20 June 2023
  • Not surprisingly, most of the damage around the volcano has been done by flooding and/or lahars, thanks to the ash and debris-choked rivers like Rio Blanco.
    — Erik Klemetti, WIRED, 19 June 2008
  • The heat from Mount Rainier’s lava flows could potentially melt the snow and ice on the volcano, causing a rapid downstream flow of mud, rocks and debris called lahar.
    — Mahita Gajanan, Time, 6 June 2018
  • In late May 2008, a few weeks after the eruption began, a volcanic mudflow (lahar) flooded the entire town.
    — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2019
  • All the infrastructure runs along ridge lines, reducing its vulnerability to lahars.
    — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 16 Oct. 2017
  • Volcanic mudflows, or lahars, are also another serious hazard.
    — National Geographic, 27 Jan. 2017
  • This lahar was generated due to heavy rains on the slopes of the volcano and thanks to its recent activity, there was a lot of ash and volcanic debris to remobilize down the river channels.
    — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 18 Aug. 2016
  • Compounding the threat is what’s called lahar, a potentially deadly mud flow of volcanic material that can happen even without a major explosion.
    — Kristine Phillips, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2018
  • Since then, the numerous eruptions in the area have moved to the southwest creating a series of volcanic features like lava domes and flows, as well as explosive and lahar (volcanic mudlfow) deposits.
    — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 20 May 2024
  • The pyroclastic flow melted snow and sent a volcanic debris flow — called a lahar — raging down for 15 miles down Lost Creek, and fueled floodwaters to hit Hat Creek.
    — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, latimes.com, 22 May 2018
  • Dramatic video showed a fast-moving lahar, or flow of pyroclastic material and slurry, slamming into and partly destroying a bridge on a highway between Sacatepequez and Escuintla.
    — Sonia Perez D., BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2018
  • Ash from the volcano fell on Guatemala City and in the town of Antigua, a colonial-era city popular with tourists, as burning-hot lahar — a slurry of lava, rocky debris and water — gushed down onto the communities that dot the side of the volcano.
    — Carolina Gamazo and Kate Linthicum, latimes.com, 4 June 2018
  • Residents suffered the full potential for destruction of Mayon’s lahars in November of 2006 when a typhoon swept the region, bringing with it heavy rain that saturated built up material.
    — Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian, 19 Jan. 2018

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'lahar.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: