How to Use proficiency in a Sentence

proficiency

noun

• Of course, the first thing a guide or host wants to know is his client's proficiency.
  — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 10 June 2023
• The school still has a ways to go to get back to its former proficiency rates.
  — al, 10 Nov. 2021
• The offensive proficiency of both teams suggests the OVER is the way to go.
  — John Holler, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 1 Nov. 2019
• And the partnership of Lynch and Shanahan still has a lot to prove, in terms of draft proficiency.
  — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Apr. 2021
• Christian Wood’s catch-and-shoot proficiency is a big part of that.
  — Shane Young, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2022
• The hair and his proficiency in taking a charge sometimes works hand in hand.
  — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Mar. 2022
• Carmel-Clay Schools came in second in the state with 61.3% proficiency rates in both English and math.
  — Tyler Spence, The Indianapolis Star, 17 July 2024
• Your proficiency with the tool will grow with every prompt.
  — Ebony Flake, Essence, 2 Feb. 2024
• The chart below shows the proficiency levels of students in each group in ELA, math and science.
  — Tcrain, al, 1 Aug. 2023
• From there, stories of Nguyen’s firearms proficiency spread by word of mouth.
  — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
• The drops in their test scores were often more pronounced, and their climbs to proficiency are now that much more daunting.
  — Ashley Wu, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2022
• But schools that stayed on the list, across the state, also saw improvements in proficiency rates.
  — al, 5 Nov. 2019
• The site says 92% of users improved their language proficiency in just two months.
  — Tim Chan, Variety, 6 Aug. 2024
• His all-round game is now beginning to match his proficiency in front of goal, which has brought four goals in his last three games.
  — Steve Madeley, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
• Scarcely a third of high-school seniors read at or above the level of proficiency.
  — Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2020
• A few weeks in the beginning gets them to a level of proficiency for their current role, but many want more.
  — Shep Hyken, Forbes, 31 July 2022
• Wendy wielded a knife with the same scary proficiency as my mother.
  — Victor Wei Ke Yang, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
• The Lakers are not known for their perimeter proficiency and made only 12 of those 45 shots.
  — Marc Stein, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2019
• The students who still don’t show proficiency in the retest will sit for another test a week after that.
  — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2024
• And this year, the state reported the widest math and reading proficiency gaps between Black and white students in the country.
  — Talis Shelbourne, Journal Sentinel, 22 Nov. 2022
• But proficiency is not the same as grade level, which is a higher bar, Mackey said.
  — Tcrain, al, 1 Aug. 2023
• Short-term, the Knights should continue to win most of their games on technical proficiency and lots of layups.
  — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 28 Feb. 2021
• These will help you to gain proficiency and master over 140 of the Six Sigma tools that are included.
  — Rl Theriot, Chron, 23 Dec. 2020
• The district’s white third-graders posted proficiency rates of 72% and 68% during that same time.
  — oregonlive, 2 July 2021
• At the same time, math and English proficiency rates on the state’s standardized tests fell to their lowest levels in five years.
  — Paloma Esquivelstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2022
• First-year voucher students earned a 40% proficiency rate across the state.
  — Max Londberg, The Enquirer, 20 Aug. 2020
• The two main factors determining the longevity of the project are your own proficiency and the strength and quality of the paint itself.
  — Angelica Frey, WSJ, 14 Oct. 2021
• Science proficiency was the lowest of the three core areas.
  — Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 3 Oct. 2024
• Over the past two seasons, Williams’ proficiency in the midrange has become an integral part of the Thunder’s half-court setup, finishing the regular season in the 93rd and 96th percentile in midrange attempts, according to Cleaning the Glass.
  — Kelly Iko, New York Times, 1 June 2025
• Shaped by his proficiency on guitar, Derringer’s career as a performer, songwriter and producer spanned six decades.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 27 May 2025