Sentence examples for utilitarian functionality from inspiring English sources

What it lacks in pure utilitarian functionality it makes up for in sheer fun.

Instead of offering a social network for check-ins, Glympse always believed there was value in the more utilitarian functionality of sharing your location with friends on a more individualized basis.

When design patent protections were first devised, more than 100 years ago, they were typically issued to protect entire objects or products from copying, wherein copyright law was not applicable, as utilitarian functionality is a premise for protection.

Perhaps nowhere on Earth does the lowly shopping bag rise above its utilitarian functionality more than in Tokyo, where it is not only a moving advertisement but an essential fashion accessory and status symbol.

Mill buildings were utilitarian and functional.

The colon Functional, utilitarian.

A minor, but interesting, update to the Google Maps iOS application out today introduces a little bit of Google Now-like functionality to the otherwise utilitarian Google Maps application.

Functional (or utilitarian) needs.

In the past, the American sculptor's pieces maintained some degree of functionality, but her new works tend to shrug off their utilitarian origins.

The onesie is the ultimate utilitarian piece of clothing, and it's just about the only concession to functionality that fashion is prepared to make.

A design element is considered physically separable when it can be removed from an article of apparel and sold separately (e.g., a belt buckle), and conceptually separable when it comprises artistic features that do not contribute to the utilitarian aspect of the apparel and such features invoke an idea separate from the functionality of the apparel (e.g., a Halloween costume).