colony

Example Sentences

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The colony was located inside a dead tree standing about eight meters above the forest floor.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

A single fertilised queen is able to create a whole colony and can live for decades – and can be easily posted as scanners do not tend to detect organic material.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Nigeria is a former British colony and London is home to a huge Nigerian diaspora.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

This “Darién adventure,” named for the Darién Gap where the colony was to be established, attracted vast amounts of Scotland’s national wealth in the late 1690s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

“Uh, did Junior say whether the colony was empty or not?”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas