Example Sentences

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When wider fame came, he was in his early 30s, elderly beside his rock and folk peers, but colonially inclined to be less assertive.

From Slate • Nov. 11, 2016

While Green iguanas in parts of their range nest individually, those that come to Slothia nest colonially and therefore synchronize their nesting.

From Scientific American • Sep. 17, 2012

It’s also an abandonment of a political ideology often called Pan-Africanism — most popular in the years right after independence — that advocates strength in African unity and the dissolution of colonially imposed borders.

From Washington Post

I found it up to date, colonially speaking, and, indeed, possessing certain ideas and ideals which might advantageously be dispersed throughout the colony.

From Jungle Peace by Beebe, William

They assumed at once that their ruler was in league with that country, and consequently they, his people, would forthwith become a Republic and colonially expand themselves as a free people should.

From Soldiers Three - Part 2 by Kipling, Rudyard