competence

Example Sentences

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The mission is more evidence of U.S. military competence and bravery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

"The Volkswagen company's activities in the defence sector would rather focus on military transport, because that is our core competence."

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

"We need to make those decisions. It's really frustrating. We need to bring competence which is the most important thing."

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Mickey is a mix of professional competence and personal messiness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

But no matter what Ben did, his efforts were matched by the unmeretricious competence of Wyatt Sanders.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy