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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Their vessel, Thelma, was capsized after being battered by the turbulent swells when the engine failed; 17 people were tossed overboard into the raging sea.
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Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
One day later, another incident occurred in the evening involving a whaleboat that caught fire and capsized near the province’s Lukolela territory, AP, Al Jazeera and Sky News said, citing Congo’s humanitarian affairs ministry.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Miami-Dade firefighters rescued four people from the ocean Sunday afternoon after their boat capsized, the department said.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Waves can wash people off beaches and rocks, and capsize small boats nearshore.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
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Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
One day later, another incident occurred in the evening involving a whaleboat that caught fire and capsized near the province’s Lukolela territory, AP, Al Jazeera and Sky News said, citing Congo’s humanitarian affairs ministry.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Miami-Dade firefighters rescued four people from the ocean Sunday afternoon after their boat capsized, the department said.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Waves can wash people off beaches and rocks, and capsize small boats nearshore.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 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 30 Sep. 2025.
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