Example Sentences

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The Dragon effectively functions as a lifeboat - attached to the station but ready to detach the moment the order is given.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The spectrometer also functions as an integral field unit, allowing scientists to obtain a spectrum at every location across a small region of sky.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

Data center operators have for years resisted the idea, arguing that many data center functions are core to critical industries such as health and finance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Now without Sonko's mentorship, Faye "has surrounded himself with people who enable him to fully exercise his functions", said Ousmane Sene, director of the Dakar-based research centre WARC.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

These noble and selfish functions are inextricably linked, although some governments emphasize much more of one function than of the other.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond