competently
Example Sentences
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The client — your friend, in this case — must also demonstrate that the outcome of the underlying case would have been better if the attorney had acted competently.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
And I’m sure ExpressVPN’s support staff can handle those enquiries competently and efficiently.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2026
As one government source said: "People want to see us handle the foreign stuff competently but it's not really what people care about - they only vote on foreign affairs grounds in genuinely exceptional circumstances."
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
That can be incredibly unsettling, especially to do-it-yourselfers used to handling finances competently on their own.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2025
As the relief flowed into him like a fast-rising tide, Bernabe began to tell himself that he had handled the situation pretty competently.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
