functioned
Example Sentences
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Rather than pursuing revolution, they largely functioned as parliamentary parties centred on welfare, labour rights and redistribution.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
The change marks a shift in how the immigration system has functioned for decades, and will affect immigrants in the country illegally as well as foreign professionals sponsored by U.S. companies.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The ancestors of monitor lizards, also known in Australia as goannas, lost osteoderms entirely – likely because their active lifestyle and efficient bodies functioned better without the additional weight.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
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
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
