functioning as
Example Sentences
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Chief Executive Vimal Kapur said the separation of Honeywell Aerospace during the recent quarter marked the beginning of a new era, with Honeywell Technologies now functioning as a pure-play automation company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
"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
According to NASA, the processor is functioning as intended and has shown performance levels roughly 500 times greater than the radiation-hardened chips currently used in spacecraft.
From Science Daily ● May 15, 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
