functioning

Example Sentences

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For now, the fish are functioning fine in their adopted creek.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

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

Studies have also shown adverse effects on the nervous system, reproduction, the hormonal system and the functioning of certain organs including the heart, according to ANSES.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

“We’ll airlift you to the hospital in Kendra. It’s functioning with generators.”

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret