functioning

Example Sentences

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"I wasn't happy. I knew my body wasn't functioning properly and I wasn't prepared to just put up with it," she said.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

It even has a functioning chapel—named after the doctor who delivered Parton.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 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

That is now the highest Tc ever reported for a superconductor functioning at ambient pressure since superconductivity was first discovered in 1911.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

The sudden sight of her clean and functioning almost scares me.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez