How to Use competency in a Sentence

competency

noun

• Critics have questioned the director's competency.
• At the hearing, a judge asked Cruz questions to test his mental competency.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2021
• The law also outlines a procedure for determining a child’s competency.
  — Alexandra Kukulka, chicagotribune.com, 30 Sep. 2021
• Attorneys for Jeffrey Burnham filed a motion for a competency evaluation, online court records show.
  — Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 9 Oct. 2021
• And competency in that area is worth its weight in gold in the NFL.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
• In the sprint of the four-week runoff, Warnock is making the overtime race about character and competency.
  — USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2022
• In their stead is a bullpen that lacks star power but offers a road map to competency.
  — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 24 Mar. 2023
• This seems cute on paper, but in practice, there's no getting around the game's lack of paths to competency.
  — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 18 Apr. 2022
• Once a competency decision has been made, the accused who do go to trial have the right to a defense.
  — Janell Ross, Time, 2 Dec. 2022
• His lawyer in the Saleh case requested a competency hearing, which will take place next month.
  — Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 7 Aug. 2024
• With his sister pushing in the background, John was sent back to the mental health court for a competency hearing.
  — Doug Smith Senior Writer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2021
• McCloskey filed a motion last week for the competency tests.
  — Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 24 Feb. 2022
• His mental competency has come into question in the case at least four times thus far.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2022
• That’s a basic management competency issue, and the buck has to stop at the mayor’s desk.
  — Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 14 July 2024
• Adamson was due back in court later this month for a competency hearing in a second case.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2023
• Dunn said people who need their competency restored should also not have to wait more than 60 days for a state transfer.
  — Josephine Peterson, Dallas News, 24 Mar. 2023
• Prigozhin has claimed that his forces have been leading the fight in Ukraine and also questioned Russia's competency amid it, the outlet noted.
  — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 24 June 2023
• The campaigns’ sparring was the latest in a back-and-forth about both candidates’ ages and mental competency.
  — Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
• Going winless in the first two games would’ve sent antsy fans and players unconvinced about the competency of their coaching staff heading for the lifeboats.
  — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2022
• But Nikki Haley talks about the president's age and a competency test.
  — Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2024
• Yet the ballot appeared to be a competency test full of potential trick questions.
  — Allyson McCabe, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2023
• On its face, these kinds of attitudes seem like a refusal to accept the people's competency to rule themselves.
  — Noah Millman, The Week, 3 Feb. 2022
• The Biden campaign was aiming to dispel concerns about the 81-year-old incumbent’s age and competency during the event.
  — Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 28 June 2024
• In any case, after the roller coaster of the Johnson-Corbyn years, Britain could do with a dose of boring competency, others argue.
  — Alexander Smith, NBC News, 3 July 2024
• As the case was pending for more than two years, Robinson’s mental competency was a constant question.
  — Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
• On the episode in question, Lemon was discussing Haley’s comments that there should be a mental competency test for any politician over age 75.
  — Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2023
• The criminal case is on hold pending his fourth competency hearing, set for April 8.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2022
• But Dixon waived his rights to be evaluated for competency and have IQ testing.
  — Rebekah L. Sanders, The Arizona Republic, 11 May 2022
• Working on the frontlines of law and mental health, confidence and competency are necessary.
  — Sonia Singh, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
• Trujillo Falcón says cultural competency also needs to be taken into account when trying to reach broader populations.
  — Colleen Hagerty, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 25 Nov 2024