How to Use competency in a Sentence

competency

noun

• Critics have questioned the director's competency.
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Duggar also asked the court to schedule a competency hearing.
  — Nicki Brown, CNN, 27 Jan. 2023
• Lemon was discussing Haley’s comments that there should be a mental competency test for any politician over age 75.
  — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Apr. 2023
• Some people have suggested there needs to be an age limit or a mental competency test.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2023
• The former president is no stranger to mental competency tests.
  — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 21 Feb. 2023
• Both the prosecution and defense are awaiting the results of a competency evaluation for the teen.
  — The Enquirer, 13 Mar. 2024
• The case revolved around Ms. Kawananakoa’s mental competency — whether her stroke had left her incapable of making informed changes to her estate.
  — Clay Risen, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2022
• The motion also sought to schedule a competency hearing for Sha, the Journal and Courier reported.
  — CBS News, 15 Nov. 2022
• Girardi's lawyers noted his declining mental state in a court filing in June 2023, causing the need for a competency hearing to be held.
  — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 3 Jan. 2024
• The state is charged with restoring competency to these inmates at state facilities.
  — Dallas News, 21 Dec. 2022
• But there’s a baseline of competency that comes with Soderbergh and Solomon’s decades of experience, here put in service of compelling themes like karma and the long shadow of colonialism.
  — Alison Herman, Variety, 11 July 2023
• The comment was made while discussing a suggestion by Haley that candidates over the age of 75 should be subject to mental competency exams.
  — Doha Madani, NBC News, 24 Apr. 2023
• That first competency hearing will take place on June 20 and will likely begin a lengthy process of determining his fitness for trial.
  — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2023
• And Freeborn appreciated the consistent competency that Landry brought to the pass game.
  — cleveland, 23 Dec. 2022
• Defense Attorney Andrew Szekely told the judge that the defense doesn't have any present concerns about Roske's mental competency.
  — CBS News, 27 Oct. 2022
• Nathan used the symbols like my father uses text messages, infrequently, out of the blue, and with suspicious competency.
  — Dan Musgrave, Longreads, 9 May 2023
• In June of 2022, his defense attorney, Bonita Martinez, raised doubt as to her client’s competency to stand trial, which halted the criminal case.
  — Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2022
• Woods’ case has been in limbo since November 2020, when his own attorney declared a doubt about his mental competency.
  — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2024
• The study found that there has also been a rise in patients entering state hospitals from the criminal justice system, many of whom need to be restored to competency to face trial.
  — Jenna Portnoy, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 7 May 2024