a long time ago, Pennsylvania was just a colony
There is a colony of ants near the back door.
John Smith founded the colony at Jamestown. For the science fair, the students made an ant colony using an empty fish tank.
an example of a colony is Virginia
You can start the sentence with a clause containing "what". Example : "What happened to the Roanoke colony is still a mystery."
the ant Colony got food for another.
the trip to the penguin colony was fruitful
A colony of rats lives in her hair.
"The colony of Plymouth was founded in 1620".
The colony has decided to boycott tea!
Because the sentence is a question, the antecedent comes after the noun."What was the colony you wanted to research with Rachel for the report?" (The colony was what...)
Of course colony is used in a sentence get your facts right
A colony of ants is marching on my corn patch! There's a fresh colony of ants invading the kitchen.