functioning

Example Sentences

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“Plenty of functioning cities enforce their laws,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

It contains 26 actions aimed at restoring Northern Ireland's semi-natural peatlands to functioning ecosystems by 2040, but highlights that "significant financial resources" will be needed.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

It may also be tied to social behavior and difficulties in social functioning.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

The Gulf monarchy’s only functioning oil-export hub was struck.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

She did not know that things had come to this; in Nsukka, life was insular and the news was unreal, functioning only as fodder for the evening talk, for Odenigbo’s rants and impassioned articles.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie