nonfunctional
Example Sentences
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“The system felt nonfunctional, and that was stressful,” Katie said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
By about age 75, the thymus is essentially nonfunctional.
From Science Daily • Dec. 29, 2025
They found deep kinship in their approach to mechanical problems — sometimes more intuitive than methodical — and their desire to restore nonfunctional or limping machines to their full potential.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2024
In Texas, state auditors have been warning prison officials since at least 2013 about major fire safety flaws — including nonfunctional alarms, broken smoke detectors and missing extinguishers.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2023
I see it as my responsibility to ignore the emptiness of the streets, the nonfunctional stoplights, and the occasional clusters of walking dead.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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