functional
Example Sentences
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He says Gen Z is price-sensitive but willing to pay more if the drink feels special, larger, or functional.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
“That’s not how a functional city should operate.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
The missile wasn’t functional and was likely intended to scare off aircraft attempting to down the drone, Zaruba said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
The initiator marks the location where the information encoded in a gene begins to be converted, or expressed, into a functional product.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
This morning I was a pretty functional teenager.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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