colonial

Example Sentences

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"Many of Sydney's early colonial buildings are held together with oyster shell."

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

Mindy and Joseph Mevorah own an 88-year-old colonial in Sands Point, a New York City suburb with plenty of old homes that is often considered an inspiration for “The Great Gatsby.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The Portuguese, he writes, were by the 17th century the first colonial power to grasp the financial potential in basing industrialized agriculture on mass slavery abetted by the seizure of conquered land.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

From Koli fisherfolk to colonial planners, and from Bollywood stars to textile barons, many have shaped the western Indian city's landscape and identity.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The entire group, twelve teens from across colonial Canada, were headed out on a cultural excursion.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith