functioned

Example Sentences

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Rather than pursuing revolution, they largely functioned as parliamentary parties centred on welfare, labour rights and redistribution.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

These crater lakes may have functioned as localized "oxygen oases" before oxygen became widespread across the planet.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

The 26 hatched chicks were grown from fertilized tissue transferred from hen’s eggs into the new container, which functioned essentially as an incubator.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Instead, Gallrein simply functioned as an anthropomorphized biography.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

One of the reasons the Globe was such a hip, exclusive club was because it was located in a PvP zone, one where both magic and technology functioned.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline