functioned
Example Sentences
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At first, the account functioned like a group chat for local surfers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
The reassignment is part of broader organizational changes that have the effect of making DeepMind—which Google acquired in 2014 and has functioned as a semiautonomous operation—more tightly integrated with the rest of the company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Although companies describe them as decision-support tools, she said they often functioned as "automated decision-making systems".
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Our vertebral column has evolved little from our four-legged, quadrupedal tree-dwelling ancestors, where it functioned primarily as a flexible beam for smooth movement from branch to branch, while also protecting the spinal cord.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
Her mind functioned like a wooden mind, her body moved crookedly like a badly operated marionette, but she went steadily about her business.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
