How to Use dysfunctional in a Sentence

dysfunctional

adjective

• And they’re all getting paid to be dysfunctional!
  — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
• The Democrats just pandered to him and his dysfunctional ways.
  — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 24 July 2024
• Don’t hold your breath for our dysfunctional Congress to act.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2023
• And sometimes years can go by before the most dysfunctional people take that help.
  — Kevin Fagan, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Jan. 2023
• There are a few counties where voting has been dysfunctional for a long time, but this is not widespread.
  — Karlyn Bowman, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
• Fixing our dysfunctional food system as the planet warms will be very hard.
  — Heather Souvaine Horn, The New Republic, 10 Mar. 2023
• If anything, this strike has laid bare just how dysfunctional this whole industry is.
  — Anonymous, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Sep. 2023
• The risks of a dysfunctional airport are being made clear by Newark.
  — Howard Husock, New York Daily News, 28 May 2025
• At the time of booking, the women were unaware of the dysfunctional heaters at the resort.
  — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
• His team of slow horses is like a dysfunctional family.
  — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
• The Shah's regime was corrupt and dysfunctional.
  — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 8 Mar. 2026
• In Jane’s early years, their heroin use had fused them in creative and dysfunctional ways.
  — Aaron Gilbreath, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2024
• With most of his platelets preoccupied in dysfunctional clumps, the bleeding from his head wouldn’t stop.
  — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
• So many of our cities have really dysfunctional public agencies across the board.
  — Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
• Dexter Lawrence tried to be the guy as the team’s best player, but the weight of the dysfunctional season got to him.
  — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
• At the same time, the shutdown is making the dysfunctional Capitol more tense.
  — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025
• As the dysfunctional pair sorta make up, Sarah, again, convinces Jamie to trust her.
  — Matt Cabral, EW.com, 25 Nov. 2024
• And no apologies at all for the bias against the bigger clubs or the dysfunctional tactical setup; my list, my rules.
  — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
• Part of that has to do with technique, a large amount of it has to do with playing on a dysfunctional team, and the rest can be blamed on a lack of strength.
  — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
• The season had the facets of a dysfunctional year, and yet Emery has hit every viable target.
  — Phil Hay, New York Times, 21 May 2026
• That was one of the reasons why the state of California was so dysfunctional.
  — Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2023
• The rub is that the highly dysfunctional spouses are plotting to kill one another.
  — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
• Read on to find out where the dysfunctional duos stood after the latest installment.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
• The outdated wood cabinets make this dysfunctional kitchen shape feel even more cramped and cluttered.
  — Farima Ferguson, The Spruce, 28 Jan. 2026
• Gadd wrote the first episode back in 2019, shelving the tale of two brothers with a dysfunctional bond for four years.
  — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
• Don’t be a pawn for another photo op for this dysfunctional White House.
  — Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
• Just because the House is completely dysfunctional now doesn’t put that funding on hold.
  — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 5 Jan. 2023
• Instead, a doctor who blew the whistle on the dysfunctional hospital was fired.
  — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2024
• That means that half of all online sports bettors are either dysfunctional or are in danger of dysfunction.
  — David French, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
• However, nothing makes boards more dysfunctional than when each board member is trying to add too much value.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026