How to use "competent" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "competent" in popular movie and book plots

  • In the secondary plot, Queen Clothilde is a competent but ruthless woman acting as regent for Siegfried.  - The Black Swan (Lackey novel)
  • Marge insists that Homer get a physical by a competent doctor, hoping he won't pass the requirements for a boxing license.  - The Homer They Fall
  • JB Landscaping is not doing well because of Jeph's laziness and lack of right hand and because Bobby is not very competent either.  - Drowning Mona
  • Leonardo is assisted in all things by a calm, competent skunk named Odie Cologne or "Odie Cologne" (voiced by Allen Swift).  - King Leonardo and His Short Subjects
  • Noriko idolizes the beautiful, competent and talented Kazumi Amano (アマノ・カズミ Amano Kazumi) (voice: Rei Sakuma).  - Gunbuster
  • Being part of a supportive social group is considered far superior to being even the most independent and competent loner.  - Romantic fantasy
  • Aboard, Maia meets Naroin, a highly competent female bosun's mate.  - Glory Season
  • The band slowly becomes more and more musically competent and draws bigger and more enthusiastic audiences.  - The Commitments (novel)
  • The two finally compromise: Billy must complete all 12 grades in two-week intervals to prove he is competent enough to manage the company.  - Billy Madison
  • To Captain Bannon's pleasant surprise, his problem lieutenant is proving to be quite competent in combat.  - Team Yankee
  • Gregory is one of the more competent police detectives Holmes works with in the course of his career.  - The Adventure of Silver Blaze
  • Also with him is Vasko, a reasonably competent but naïve young man.  - Absolution Gap
  • Dupin explains the Paris police are competent within their limitations, but have underestimated with whom they are dealing.  - The Purloined Letter
  • Di Bergi's interviews with st Hubbins and Tufnel reveal that they are competent composers and musicians, but are dimwitted and immature.  - This Is Spinal Tap
  • Mara then demands that Fred prove that Kris is "the one and only" Santa Claus on the basis of some competent authority.  - Miracle on 34th Street
  • Wintour was known as a competent scholar, able to speak several languages, and he had fought with the English army in the Netherlands.  - Gunpowder Plot

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