functioning

Example Sentences

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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

A few months ago, I wouldn’t have been able to incorporate these habits of mind into a functioning tool.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

If federal habeas review is functioning properly, prisoners with innocence claims should prefer it over compassionate release; the latter reduces the sentence, but keeps the conviction intact.

From Slate • May 29, 2026

Blanchet argued that today's resurgence in beloved pop-culture sagas is part of the "routine functioning" of the industry, rather than representing any kind of "renewal".

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Sam hugged her close, saying, “There, there ...” It made no sense that Sam’s body was functioning in any capacity.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs