How to Use competent in a Sentence
competent
adjective
- The defendant was declared competent to stand trial.
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This guy is three years younger and a lot less competent.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
28 June 2024
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Now healthy, Denver has the top seed, a competent roster and one of the best players in the world.
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Jeff Zillgitt,
USA TODAY,
14 Apr. 2023
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More-competent contenders have claimed the issues Trump brought to the fore.
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Fred Bauer,
National Review,
25 July 2022
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Iraola’s lads are a competent side at the back too, and have the fifth-best defence in the league based on their xG against (18.0).
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Abdul Rehman,
The Athletic,
13 Dec. 2024
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Last week, the judge said Daybell had been made competent and the case could go forward.
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CBS News,
19 Apr. 2022
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The court said Wycoff, now 52, may be retried if he is found competent.
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Maura Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Aug. 2021
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Despite the light weight, these are both competent reels.
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Morgan Lyle,
Field & Stream,
4 May 2023
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In July, the court found the boy competent, according to court records.
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Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
6 Sep. 2023
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To be culturally competent, Tello said, is to take the time to get to know the client.
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Los Angeles Times,
29 Dec. 2021
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Positives: White is a competent run defender with the size and strength to set the edge.
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Katie McInerney,
BostonGlobe.com,
29 Apr. 2023
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Missouri fell to Kentucky in Week 2 but appears to be competent on both sides of the ball.
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Los Angeles Times,
23 Sep. 2021
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There was no work on his technique to get him up to a competent NFL level.
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Steve Silverman,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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More than half that year were found competent to stand trial.
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Gary Warth,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Oct. 2021
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Miami still needs a competent one, but Smith can pick up some of the targets that would go to a No. 3.
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Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Mar. 2024
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She is viewed at City Hall as competent and hard-working.
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Emma G. Fitzsimmons,
New York Times,
4 Jan. 2025
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But that doesn’t mean the mouse isn’t a competent daily driver.
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PCMAG,
7 Nov. 2024
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This man is not competent, even when he isn’t bogged down by scandal.
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Alex Shephard,
The New Republic,
12 Mar. 2021
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A lot of soil monitors are more than competent at testing the pH of soil.
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Karen Hugg,
WIRED,
9 Nov. 2022
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Roberts was transferred back to the jail on Feb. 7 after he was found competent to stand trial on Jan. 31.
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Nicole Lopez,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 May 2024
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Rebel Ridge manages to hit the low bar of being competent and watchable.
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Caryn James,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Sep. 2024
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For what they’re asked to do, Smythe and Hill are certainly competent.
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Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
12 Feb. 2024
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Recently, the Celtics have been far more competent late in games.
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Zack Cox,
Hartford Courant,
24 Feb. 2025
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Detroit’s ground game gives it some hope, but the Ravens have looked far more competent up front than in their secondary.
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Baltimore Sun Staff,
baltimoresun.com,
24 Sep. 2021
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When women speak more than their peers, they're seen as less competent.
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Kara Alaimo,
CNN,
18 Oct. 2021
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Most of these items are best installed by a competent local shop.
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Jack Baruth,
Popular Mechanics,
6 Sep. 2023
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The son of Trone, now 19 years old, was charged with murder but was later deemed not competent to stand trial.
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Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
7 Aug. 2024
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But the judge ruled Michael was competent to stand trial and must remain behind bars.
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CBS News,
22 Oct. 2022
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Will those same defensemen be competent enough on the back end?
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Chris Sosa,
chicagotribune.com,
23 May 2021
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So many of Jones' issues will instantly go away when he gets traded to a competent team that doesn't constantly put him in futile situations.
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Kevin Papetti,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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