functioned
Example Sentences
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He said these forests were dominated by oak, hazel, elm, birch and pine but would have functioned as what we now recognise as a temperate rainforest in the wetter west.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
The ancestors of monitor lizards, also known in Australia as goannas, lost osteoderms entirely – likely because their active lifestyle and efficient bodies functioned better without the additional weight.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
I barely understood it — to me, it functioned like a random madness machine.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Instead, Gallrein simply functioned as an anthropomorphized biography.
From Slate • May 19, 2026
Sullivan admired both Root and Adler but believed they functioned on a lesser plane.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
