vital function
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of vital function
First recorded in 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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Memory serves a vital function, enabling us to learn from new experiences and update existing knowledge.
From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2024
In many ways, celebrities perform a vital function, partly by providing material for the rest of us to dissect, praise, criticise and make into memes.
From BBC • Dec. 27, 2022
Ms. Carlson said the department’s loans serve a vital function because they can help technologies and companies that have demonstrated some commercial success but need more money to become financially viable.
From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2022
He acknowledged that the port plays a vital function, “but at what cost?”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 24, 2021
With her wireless out of action she was impotent to perform the vital function of communicating with her invisible consorts.
From Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
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