capsized; capsizing
: to cause to overturn
capsize a canoe
: to become upset or overturned : turn over
the canoe capsized
capsize
noun
Examples of capsize in a Sentence
They were fooling around and accidentally capsized the canoe.
a huge wave out of nowhere caused our little sailboat to capsize
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Watch on Deadline The first limb was found around 8:20 a.m. Wednesday in roughly the same spot where the mens’ boat capsized.
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Tom Tapp, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2024
The sinking of the ferry late Friday came less than four days after another boat capsized in the country’s northeast, killing 25 people.
—Jean-Yves Kamale and Wilson McMakin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Large breaking waves can cause injury, wash people off beaches and rocks, and capsize small boats near shore.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
The moment that the Miller family’s raft capsized in the Zambezi.
—Todd Miller, Contributor, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024
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Tom Tapp, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2024
The sinking of the ferry late Friday came less than four days after another boat capsized in the country’s northeast, killing 25 people.
—Jean-Yves Kamale and Wilson McMakin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Large breaking waves can cause injury, wash people off beaches and rocks, and capsize small boats near shore.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
The moment that the Miller family’s raft capsized in the Zambezi.
—Todd Miller, Contributor, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for capsize
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“Capsize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capsize. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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