functioning

Example Sentences

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“These employees are not the cause of crisis. They are the reason our schools continue functioning despite the crisis.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Economies that continue functioning and states that endure.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

"Let's get this country functioning again, let's get the basics right for people," he continued.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

The story has already served its purpose for Pratt, functioning exactly as a reality TV storyline is supposed to.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

They passed on from there to a Travel Hall, where they saw the car covered with tiles, and the functioning Rube Goldberg chicken device and the rusting Burma Shave ads on the wall.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman