functioned

Example Sentences

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The 26 hatched chicks were grown from fertilized tissue transferred from hen’s eggs into the new container, which functioned essentially as an incubator.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Instead, Gallrein simply functioned as an anthropomorphized biography.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

What once functioned as supplemental classroom software has effectively become critical educational infrastructure.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

The researchers placed the cells in the anterior chamber of the eye, allowing them to observe how the cells developed and functioned over time.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

For thirty years, the ANC had functioned clandestinely in South Africa; those habits and techniques were deeply ingrained.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela