colonizing

Example Sentences

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Colonizing Mars is an obsession among certain space geeks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Colonizing insects, birds, reptiles, mammals and plants returned to the area after the blast.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2023

Colonizing missionaries brought vineyards and wine to South America in the 16th and 17th centuries and to California in the 18th century.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2022

Colonizing the red planet has always been a staple in science fiction.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2021

Colonizing stops, and all kinds of hell may break loose below ground before I can build another machine entire.

From Darkness and Dawn by England, George Allan