functioned

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Since Coachella’s tandem cultural ascent with social media and the influencer in the 2010s, Weekend 1 has increasingly functioned less as a traditional festival and more as a kind of content engine.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

As Marvin-Alonzo Greer, a former supervisor of the site’s African American History Initiative, said, “If you wanted to understand who actually lived there, how the town functioned, you took a carriage ride.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Because cartilage was not directly studied in any of the specimens, the team assumed it functioned similarly across all of them.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

His last major film role came in 2012 with The Expendables 2, where his appearance functioned largely as a wink to the internet persona that eclipsed him.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

Most of the time I functioned on autopilot and moved through my schedule with practiced determination.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad