Explore Malfunctioned through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Malfunctioned in a sentence
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Malfunctioned meaning
simple past and past participle of malfunction
Using Malfunctioned
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of malfunction
- In the example corpus, malfunctioned often appears in combinations such as: malfunctioned and, it malfunctioned, malfunctioned in.
Context around Malfunctioned
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 9 middle, 11 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Malfunctioned
- In this selection, "malfunctioned" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, recorder, interview, lift, yesterday and pilots stand out and add context to how "malfunctioned" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a lift malfunctioned and the and after it malfunctioned during tinubu. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "malfunctioned" sits close to words such as aau, abandons and affections, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with malfunctioned
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Her barber chair malfunctioned. (4 words)
Well, it looks like LOLtron has malfunctioned again. (8 words)
Under their watch, inequality rose, economies malfunctioned, and public services began to wither. (13 words)
While in most cases many people across the province would be woken by the screeching of their phones, the system malfunctioned on Thursday and the alert was only issued to those who live in the area, including Peterborough residents. (39 words)
But the launch was called off with less than two hours left in the countdown after a pressure regulation valve malfunctioned on the upper-stage liquid oxygen tank of the Atlas rocket as it was being readied for blastoff. (39 words)
Former House Speaker Pearnel Charles Sr noted that the old PA system was in bad shape and many times members had to verbally get his attention as the microphones frequently malfunctioned. (31 words)
I can't believe that LOLtron has malfunctioned and is trying to take over the world! (16 words)
Example sentences (20)
Hermosillo says the very beginning wasn’t – the recorder malfunctioned – but the majority of the interview malfunctioned.
A 40-year-old labourer was killed while another suffered serious injuries after a lift malfunctioned and the duo fell from a height of around 20-30 feet.
An amusement park ride just outside of New York City sent guests spinning for around 10 minutes when it malfunctioned.
Former House Speaker Pearnel Charles Sr noted that the old PA system was in bad shape and many times members had to verbally get his attention as the microphones frequently malfunctioned.
Her barber chair malfunctioned.
I can't believe that LOLtron has malfunctioned and is trying to take over the world!
To his excuse, Crosshair was also the only Bad Batch clone whose inhibitor chip activated while the others’ chips malfunctioned.
To make matters worse, an emergency generator on the ship turned on when the blaze broke out, but malfunctioned and shut back off less than a minute later, Rexha said.
Under their watch, inequality rose, economies malfunctioned, and public services began to wither.
Well, it looks like LOLtron has malfunctioned again.
While in most cases many people across the province would be woken by the screeching of their phones, the system malfunctioned on Thursday and the alert was only issued to those who live in the area, including Peterborough residents.
A 71-year-old man even suffered from a blistering cold burn injury after a nozzle in a cyro-chamber malfunctioned.
According to him, the legislative arm of the government had questioned the aircraft’s safety record and cost efficiency, especially after it malfunctioned during Tinubu’s trip to Saudi Arabia.
A Lambeth Council spokesperson said: “Very sadly a funfair ride at the country show malfunctioned yesterday evening (June 8) injuring four people.
And if the system to break up the ice malfunctioned, pilots could have lowered the plane’s altitude, where warmer air would have melted the ice.
An investigation has begun after four people, including an 11-year-old girl, were taken to hospital when a funfair ride malfunctioned at a country show in south London.
But the launch was called off with less than two hours left in the countdown after a pressure regulation valve malfunctioned on the upper-stage liquid oxygen tank of the Atlas rocket as it was being readied for blastoff.
Casella has shut down the project until it can determine why its equipment malfunctioned and caused the leak.
Five people were killed by an aid drop last week after a pallet’s parachute malfunctioned.
He referenced a situation at Cleveland’s University Hospitals in 2018 where 4000 embryos were lost because a cryo freezer malfunctioned.
Common combinations with malfunctioned
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- malfunctioned and 11×
- it malfunctioned 4×
- malfunctioned in 4×
- has malfunctioned 3×
- malfunctioned on 3×
- malfunctioned during 3×
- system malfunctioned 2×
- malfunctioned at 2×
- malfunctioned after 2×
- malfunctioned or 2×