functioned
Example Sentences
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If confirmed, the evidence could indicate that Cave 338 functioned as a surprisingly early high-altitude mining camp.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
The Lakers functioned as a family business for more than 45 years under the ownership of the late Jerry Buss and his children.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
For generations, the cream-coloured clubhouse located on Safdarjung Road has functioned as a discreet world of retired generals, senior bureaucrats and old business families conducting negotiations over whisky sodas and kebabs.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Instead, Gallrein simply functioned as an anthropomorphized biography.
From Slate • May 19, 2026
He was a real swimmer, understood everything about the movements of arms and legs and breathing, understood how a body functioned while it was in the water.
From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz
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