colonies

Example Sentences

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He was beginning to see the disparate colonies as a nation, as his nation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

"It's also a trend that has been there for some time because France realises that it has to look for new markets, dynamic markets and looking beyond traditional former colonies of West and Central Africa."

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Meerkats live in underground colonies in southwestern Africa.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have shown that bistrifluron, a chemical that blocks the formation of new termite exoskeletons, can destroy drywood termite colonies by interfering with the insects' ability to grow.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

The city had one of the busiest harbors in the colonies, with merchant ships heading to the Caribbean and Europe and all corners of the world.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis