functioned

Example Sentences

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The 26 hatched chicks were grown from fertilized tissue transferred from hen’s eggs into the new container, which functioned essentially as an incubator.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

The ancestors of monitor lizards, also known in Australia as goannas, lost osteoderms entirely – likely because their active lifestyle and efficient bodies functioned better without the additional weight.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Instead, Gallrein simply functioned as an anthropomorphized biography.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

However, the FTC conducted a study finding eight different companies functioned as intermediaries to facilitate surveillance pricing for over 250 companies across grocery,  apparel, home goods, convenience, car rentals, online casinos and more.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

Archaide was both a PvP zone and a chaos zone, which meant that both magic and technology functioned here.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline