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

This means the queens live that long too - because as soon as she dies, the colony collapses and any surviving workers will look for another nest.

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

In 1700 the Darién colony was abandoned—and the Scottish economy ruined.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

I was now on a level with the crow colony, and could see into their nests.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë