How to Use dysfunction in a Sentence
dysfunction
noun- The disease causes gastrointestinal dysfunctions.
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Good for you, by the way; tough to do amid dysfunction.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2023
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But … the poor start — the early dysfunction — crushed them.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 June 2021
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This means the joint moves too much, which is a common cause of dysfunction.
—Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 15 Feb. 2023
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But the story detectable through the fog is one of a job market still in the throes of dysfunction.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2021
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Your husband holds the key to the dysfunction and lack of respect in your household.
—Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2024
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The dysfunction in this town is very, very widely known.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 May 2024
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This may not even look like dysfunction on the surface.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
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Horror movies help some of us process all that dysfunction and worst-ness.
—Sean Abley, Men's Health, 16 Dec. 2022
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Some of what’s been told about the dysfunction of the program around that time is true, and some is embellished.
—Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Mar. 2021
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His play with the Jets has not been ideal, and the rumors of dysfunction might be too much to overlook.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
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Those events caused a stir, and the district’s dysfunction has remained in the spotlight since.
—Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Nov. 2020
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On top of all the chaos and dysfunction, more and more members of Congress are heading for the exits.
—Mark Murray, NBC News, 17 Nov. 2023
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There was too much at stake, too much to do, too much to fix, and too much division to the degree of great dysfunction.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2023
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For the second time in a week, the House also canceled votes on two funding bills that lacked the support to pass, adding to the dysfunction.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2023
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What does Boston Rob make of all that Traitors dysfunction?
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
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And who among us can’t relate to some version of parental dysfunction?
—Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 19 May 2025
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Auburn eats itself from the inside out, and now players don’t have to put up with that dysfunction.
—Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 14 Dec. 2021
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The human brain is the most complex organ on the planet, and the signs of its dysfunction are manifold.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 22 May 2023
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Downey was set to play a cop obsessed with bringing the killer to justice in this sendup of Beltway dysfunction.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 4 Dec. 2023
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That doesn’t mean your team can’t be better or that it isn’t held back by all-too-common forms of dysfunction.
—Scott Brown, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
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This sort of dysfunction is worse than a divorce for your children.
—BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2021
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The big challenge now will be whether the Packers can manage the dysfunction for long enough to make one more Super Bowl run.
—BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2021
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The legislation had been held up by months of dysfunction and bad faith.
—Andrew Taylor, ajc, 21 Dec. 2020
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But years of dysfunction and estrangement have left them all adrift.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
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After all the chaos and dysfunction, the British people deserve a say over who governs the country.
—Laura Beers, CNN, 24 Oct. 2022
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These five days of deceit and dysfunction don’t stand alone and won’t end with this argument.
—Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2022
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Fed up with the dysfunction, Riley left and returned to Italy to play for another team.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2020
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If The Iron Claw chronicled the dysfunction and anguish of a wrestling-mad family, Fighting captured the warmth and joy.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 25 July 2025
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Many left their homes in search of better opportunities due to systemic dysfunction and still carry a sense of distrust.
—Oludolapo Makinde, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
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