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 goal is to create a cross-functional group spanning industries, public and private companies, and sectors.
  — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 23 July 2026
• Researchers modified its microscopic pores with amine functional groups to control when different ions could enter the electrode.
  — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
• Assemble a small cross-functional group spanning data, legal, risk and operations, and give them authority to approve every production use case from seed data through to the decision.
  — Richard Clough, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
• 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
• Using spectroscopy and microscopy techniques, the researchers confirmed the successful introduction of the functional groups and the uniform loading of iodine throughout the cathode material.
  — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
• The researchers concluded that modifying the cathode’s functional group chemistry provides a simple and effective way to improve iodine conversion kinetics while stabilizing aqueous zinc-iodine batteries.
  — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 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
• Lasker works closely with functional groups across ESPN, Disney+ and Hulu, including programming, content acquisition, marketing, ad sales, technology, product, finance, communications, and research and analytics.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 July 2026
• To overcome these challenges, researchers from Jilin University and the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry modified the functional group chemistry of the cathode to develop self-supporting carbon nanotube cathodes (SSCC).
  — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026