functioning as

Example Sentences

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“It’s a lifeline to keep functioning as normally as possible,” he said, explaining that the business lost money last year due to tariffs and has been discounting some existing inventory to boost cash flow.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The other bonus tracks are more reflective, essentially functioning as a post-mortem on her love life.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Even the distributor behind this very sequel, 20th Century Studios, was bought, chopped up and consolidated, now functioning as one of Disney’s many appendages.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

At this point, does law stop functioning as a limit and start functioning as something to be deliberately and proudly violated?

From Slate • Jan. 12, 2026

Winston-Salem’s Local 22 of the Food, Tobacco, Agricultural, and Allied Workers was a unique organization, with the union hall functioning as the center of a rich cultural and political community.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson