vital function
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of vital function
First recorded in 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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“They’re primarily insectivorous here in the United States, and so they’re just going out to eat, and they’re performing this vital function for us,” Curtis said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
"This finding was never anticipated. Chemokine-driven locomotion is a vital function of the immune system, but a totally different function as compared to the J chain!"
From Science Daily ● Jan. 30, 2024
He acknowledged that the port plays a vital function, “but at what cost?”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 24, 2021
If one vital function of art is to shake things up, look no further than an exhibition last year at the Museum of Art and Design at Miami Dade College in Florida.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2021
Severed from their natural roots in Life and vital function, they resemble nothing more than charming cut-blossoms gracefully fading on drawing-room shelves.
From Feminism and Sex-Extinction by Arabella Kenealy
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