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

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

The often-byzantine process Delta uses to staff those flights hasn’t been functioning well.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Investors see rising outlet numbers, rising transaction volumes, and evidence that China’s consumer economy is still functioning.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

The compass was still gyrating loosely, but the altimeter was functioning accurately, as far as he could judge, and showed them to be floating about a thousand feet above the seashore and parallel with it.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman