function
noun
the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
nonfunctioning
-
a word derived from
function.
Example Sentences
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For at least nine months in 2024 and 2025, Cloudera routed job applications from U.S. workers to a nonfunctioning email address, the lawsuit alleges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
Greeting visitors is a dire panorama of nonfunctioning wells, battered pipelines and empty storage tanks, among other markers of decline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2026
“It has become just a nonfunctioning mess,” Jordan Lynch said of the school board.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 5, 2023
Zolgensma works by replacing the missing or nonfunctioning gene causing S.M.A. with a working copy of the gene.
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2023
To Nathan’s right was a hallway that led to a nonfunctioning bathroom and the only other bedroom, where Nathan was going to be sleeping.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
