operate

Example Sentences

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The strike is scheduled to continue until Monday and Gloucestershire patients have been warned Cheltenham General Hospital's A&E will operate until then as a minor injuries unit between 08:00 and 20:00.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

The digital economy is getting cheaper to run — exactly as the physical economy is getting more expensive to operate.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

These companies, including Charter Communications, Comcast and others, entered the market because of a structural advantage: Some 90% of all mobile traffic, regardless of provider, runs on the Wi-Fi networks they operate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

What’s more, there are countless small yet memorable visual and narrative details to adore — things that, at first sight, look like bizarre directorial choices, but ultimately operate in the service of this gonzo story.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

“We’ve had to operate in such secrecy—it hasn’t been safe for anyone to know more than one or two contacts.”

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix