functioned
Example Sentences
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At first, the account functioned like a group chat for local surfers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
And while some safety systems were absent, he said the gas detectors apparently functioned as they should do, triggering an automatic shut down of the fuel supply.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The reassignment is part of broader organizational changes that have the effect of making DeepMind—which Google acquired in 2014 and has functioned as a semiautonomous operation—more tightly integrated with the rest of the company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
In the years following its acquisition by Google, the London-based DeepMind primarily functioned as an independent research entity instead of a integrated product unit.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
Near the lower edge of town I located the Khumbu Lodge, pushed aside the blanket that functioned as a front door, and found my teammates drinking lemon tea around a table in the corner.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
