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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Francis Marmolejos, 37, of Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, was among the six friends aboard a 30-foot fishing boat that capsized in Ambrose Channel Sunday after beginning to take on water near Breezy Point.
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Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2025
The Coast Guard was working with New York City’s Fire and Police Departments to understand what caused the boat to capsize.
—Ellen Yan, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Other high-profile boating accidents in recent years include one in Missouri that killed 13 people when a tourist duck boat capsized in Table Rock Lake in 2018.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
Authorities are still looking for a man who disappeared after a boat carrying him, another adult and a 2-year-old child capsized in an Alabama river last weekend.
—David Chiu, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
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Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2025
The Coast Guard was working with New York City’s Fire and Police Departments to understand what caused the boat to capsize.
—Ellen Yan, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Other high-profile boating accidents in recent years include one in Missouri that killed 13 people when a tourist duck boat capsized in Table Rock Lake in 2018.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
Authorities are still looking for a man who disappeared after a boat carrying him, another adult and a 2-year-old child capsized in an Alabama river last weekend.
—David Chiu, People.com, 18 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 12 Mar. 2025.
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