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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Most of the crew got into the ship's metal lifeboat, which capsized within minutes, USA Today reported.
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Latoya Gayle, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
The fourth boat, which capsized near the same area, was heading to Ahwar district in Abyan governorate and carried 150 Ethiopian migrants and four Yemeni crew.
—Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
We are saved in the water, baptized by the waves, but never capsized by the wakes.
—Outside Online, 5 Mar. 2025
In July 2022, a woman and a child died after a boat capsized on the Hudson River in New York City, with ferry crews managing to save the lives of the vessel's other passengers.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
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Latoya Gayle, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
The fourth boat, which capsized near the same area, was heading to Ahwar district in Abyan governorate and carried 150 Ethiopian migrants and four Yemeni crew.
—Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
We are saved in the water, baptized by the waves, but never capsized by the wakes.
—Outside Online, 5 Mar. 2025
In July 2022, a woman and a child died after a boat capsized on the Hudson River in New York City, with ferry crews managing to save the lives of the vessel's other passengers.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
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 22 Mar. 2025.
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