How to Use functional group in a Sentence

functional group

noun

• New problems and new solutions require functional groups to work together in new ways.
  — Harvard Business Review, 4 Sep. 2025
• Scientists can modify the ring by augmenting one or more of the carbon atoms with functional groups of other atoms.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2024
• The single most important step comms leaders can take is to ruthlessly trim the list of approvers, empowering a smaller cross-functional group with the authority to make quick decisions on behalf of the company.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 24 Feb. 2026
• The researchers said the reaction remained highly selective even in the presence of other functional groups that often interfere with industrial chemical processes.
  — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
• Other corporations are using intermediary roles, such as chief operating officer or chief administrative officer, to oversee numerous functional groups, rather than having the heads of those groups report directly to the CEO.
  — Sarah Abbott, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025