functioning as
Example Sentences
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"They are a sign of a healthy city. If you see a dearth of children, that rings alarm bells that a city is not functioning as it should," she added.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
“This area acted as support earlier in the year before eventually giving way, and recent price action suggests it is now functioning as resistance,” the analyst adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Zhu believes workplaces are steadily moving toward an AI native future where AI systems are fully woven into daily tasks and processes rather than functioning as separate tools.
From Science Daily ● May 25, 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
Toni Morrison’s isn’t functioning as a modifier, which shades the meaning of genius, but as a determiner, which pins down its referent, in the same way that an article like the or this would do.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
