How to Use competency in a Sentence

competency

noun

• Critics have questioned the director's competency.
• It’s the competency of a coach’s teaching skills that matter.
  — Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2021
• Despite the new name, the hackers have maintained their core competency in doing evil.
  — Daniel Tenreiro, National Review, 2 June 2021
• All this to say, these three benefits don’t replace competency, performance or results.
  — Bill Keen, Forbes, 25 May 2021
• The final portion of the bill outlines a procedure for determining a child’s competency.
  — Alexandra Kukulka, chicagotribune.com, 10 May 2021
• In July, Trump called on Wray to resign from his post for allegedly lying about Biden's mental competency.
  — Ivana Saric, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
• The court will evaluate Landon Copeland for mental competency after the off-the-rails hearing [Tribune].
  — Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 May 2021
• The judge ordered Copeland evaluated for mental competency.
  — Washington Post, 7 May 2021
• TotalEnergies, which declined to comment on the case, has challenged the court’s competency to handle the suit, saying it should be dealt with by a commercial tribunal.
  — Sarah McFarlane, WSJ, 6 June 2021
• His work suggests that global problem-solving requires diverse perspectives and cross-cultural competencies.
  — Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
• The psychiatrist reported that Spencer’s legal competency could be restored with treatment.
  — Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 24 May 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
• At the hearing, a judge asked Cruz questions to test his mental competency.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2021
• 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
• The defense and prosecutors agreed to use the same competency report for the homicide case.
  — Eddie Morales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Sep. 2021
• Events of the last few days have done more than damage Biden's reputation for competency.
  — Stephen Collinson, CNN, 19 Aug. 2021
• 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
• And the question of his competency to stand trial in 1999 was not appropriately addressed because Corcoran's attorneys at that time did not get an accurate diagnosis until after he was convicted.
  — Kristine Phillips, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 6 Jan 2025