Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Executives of the major private-credit firms are saying the structures of their funds are functioning as intended.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

While core elements like electricity and running water are functioning, lifts and toilets remain covered in plastic wraps and are scruffy in appearance.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

This allows clinicians to see how the smallest blood vessels are functioning long before serious complications emerge.

From Science Daily • Jan. 30, 2026

Nurses and physician assistants may take on larger roles — a partial solution if they are properly supervised, but not so good if they are functioning solo.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026

“She’s in with the respiratory therapists right now. They’re running tests to see how her lungs are functioning and whether she can be weaned off the ventilator.”

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman