functioning

Example Sentences

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He found a city rebuilding itself: a functioning airport, paved roads some lined with restaurants and street lighting keeping once-feared neighbourhoods alight after dark.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The U.S. energy system is functioning efficiently, helping forestall a global economic crisis that could hit hard at home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

If federal habeas review is functioning properly, prisoners with innocence claims should prefer it over compassionate release; the latter reduces the sentence, but keeps the conviction intact.

From Slate • May 29, 2026

Blanchet argued that today's resurgence in beloved pop-culture sagas is part of the "routine functioning" of the industry, rather than representing any kind of "renewal".

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

“She’s in with the respiratory therapists right now. They’re running tests to see how her lungs are functioning and whether she can be weaned off the ventilator.”

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman