function
Example Sentences
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For you, goods and services serve a utilitarian function.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
These kinds of businesses, or the representations of these businesses, how do they function and how do they flourish?
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Kayan suffered a significant deterioration in his kidney function, and although it has now recovered slightly, he may need a transplant in future.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Scientists have long suspected that this change helps these animals maintain healthy brain function despite living in chronically low-oxygen environments.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
In Wacquant’s words: “Racial division was a consequence, not a precondition of slavery, but once it was instituted it became detached from its initial function and acquired a social potency all its own.”
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing function
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 6
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Language and Grammar - Introductory
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