How to Use cap in a Sentence

cap

1 of 2 noun

• Drop to your knees, rolling to the top of your knees to protect your knee caps.
  — Christa Sgobba, SELF, 2 Apr. 2024
• But savings from the cap are far larger in the long term.
  — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2023
• The budget cap removal wasn’t the only change for the awards body in the last few years.
  — Clayton Davis, Variety, 24 Oct. 2023
• Tip of the ol’ cap to the absolute, indisputable MVP of the Padres’ season.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2023
• How to use injectable naloxone: Take the cap off the vial and stick the needle through the rubber stopper.
  — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2023
• Watt wore cuffed skinny jeans, a black T-shirt, and a backward ball cap.
  — WIRED, 17 Oct. 2023
• The crowd applauded and whistled; Utkin tipped his cap.
  — Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
• But the Panthers can save as much as $8.43 million on the salary cap by extending Brown on a long-term deal.
  — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 28 Feb. 2024
• The higher cost items will include food, pet and personal care items, though not all items will be at the $7 price cap.
  — James Powel, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
• And despite the salary cap issues that have ripped this roster apart, Los Angeles should still be all in on the Rams.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2023
• But on Tuesday, the supervisors voted 4 to 1 to approve the 4% cap and keep it in place through June.
  — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2023
• With the drug companies, several of which are now suing to fight that cap.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
• For knee cap pain, Dr. Hummer recommends something with a hole over the knee to promote tracking in the kneecap.
  — Jack Byram, Verywell Health, 15 Sep. 2023
• This year’s Gothams will be the first since the organization announced the removal of the $35 million budget cap.
  — Clayton Davis, Variety, 16 Oct. 2023
• But such cuts are more likely to be permanent reforms than FRA-style caps that are easy to bypass.
  — Chris Edwards, National Review, 18 Dec. 2023
• Seattle voided the last year of Harris’ contract and released him in March to create $9 million in cap space.
  — Irie Harris, cleveland, 31 July 2023
• Keep in mind that Joe Burrow’s Cincinnati extension last offseason was for 24.5 percent of the salary cap at the time.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2024
• Bosa’s future was uncertain because the team began this week more than $25 million over the cap.
  — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
• Searchers found the two titanium end caps on the ocean floor, separated from the cylinder.
  — Sammy Westfall, Washington Post, 23 June 2023
• The salary cap and draft lottery exist to help ensure parity.
  — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 May 2023
• Money can be moved and the cap is not really a huge impediment.
  — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
• Ironically, the tax contains a cap that means owners of very large buildings will pay less per square foot.
  — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
• The Bank of Japan kept its interest-rate targets unchanged and maintained its hard cap on the 10-year Japanese bond yield.
  — WSJ, 22 Sep. 2023
• Western countries have used a price cap to try to cut into Moscow's revenues.
  — CBS News, 5 Sep. 2023
• Western countries have used a price cap to try to cut into Moscow’s revenues.
  — Jon Gambrell, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2023
• The plan calls for a cap of $380 million in public funding and could be voted on soon as the Legislature adjourns on June 5.
  — Benjamin Hoffman, New York Times, 26 May 2023
• The Cricut Hat Press uses an iron press with a curved heat plate to make store-quality caps, visors, sun hats, and bucket hats right at home.
  — Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2024
• The bookkeeping moves help keep the cap in check heading into three more years of $46 million base salaries for Deshaun Watson.
  — cleveland, 22 Aug. 2023
• Fitting them all under the salary cap could scramble those plans, however.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2024
• Stricter caps would be placed on cannabis products with concentrated THC.
  — Trisha Ahmed, Fortune, 30 May 2023

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cap

2 of 2 verb

• Be sure to cap the pen when you are done using it.
• If the teams don't cap player salaries, the league won't survive.
• The government wants to cap councils that spend too much.
• The report caps a ten-year study of lung cancer among nonsmokers.
• The law would cap legal immigration.
• The win capped one of the better series of the season for the Sox.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2023
• Schafer capped off the look with a pair of five-toed trompe-l’œil shoes.
  — Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2024
• If the firebox has a gas line, that will need to be capped off.
  — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023
• Called The Man, the sculpture is ignited and burned to cap off the event.
  — Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2023
• Issa Zain capped Saline's scoring on a 5-yard TD run in the fourth.
  — Brad Emons, Detroit Free Press, 25 Aug. 2023
• Swain followed that with a jumper off the glass to cap a pivotal 9-3 Xavier run.
  — Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 13 Jan. 2024
• Plus, the system caps the speed at 40 mph and there has to be a lead car for the system to engage.
  — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2023
• As is customary, a fireworks show will cap off the day at dusk.
  — cleveland, 15 July 2023
• The game capped a stellar opening round of the tournament for Venezuela, which went 5-1 over the six-game round-robin portion of the event.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024
• Seth Henson’s 35-yard field goal capped the opening drive of the game to give Male a 3-0 lead, but the offense was stagnant for much of the night.
  — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 2 Sep. 2023
• The win capped a friendly stretch in the schedule where the Lakers played 11 of 12 games at Crypto.com Arena and only left the state once (to play in Utah).
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2024
• Each convener agrees to bring five others to the event, at $10 a head, with the goal of an audience capped at 96.
  — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
• The tours are set to run from July 1 to August 4, capped at 10 people per session.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
• The mother of three left the series after season 8, capping off a four-season run on the show.
  — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2023
• It was capped by a few words from Andruw Jones, the player Jansen grew up idolizing.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2023
• Disney has suffered a rocky year at the box office, capped by recent bust The Marvels.
  — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Nov. 2023
• San Diego State capped the scoring with 44 seconds left in the half, when Jack Browning booted a 51-yard field goal.
  — Ndaschel, oregonlive, 16 Sep. 2023
• Unlike in most other states, the Georgia credit is not capped.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 8 Feb. 2024
• Bezos’ real estate moves capped a milestone year for the mogul.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
• By the time the 2009 conference in Denmark came around, the world was capping off its warmest decade on record — which has since been broken.
  — Sibi Arasu, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2023
• Jesus Sanchez singled with two outs, and Jacob Stallings capped the six-run outburst with a two-run homer to center for a 7-1 lead.
  — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023
• His Monday night capped a busy weekend in the spotlight, amid his romance with Taylor Swift.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 17 Oct. 2023
• But Jordin Canada was determined to end the Sparks’ eight-game losing streak, capping the Sparks' late five-point surge.
  — Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 26 July 2023
• The second touchdown, a tight end screen, covered 3 yards and capped the opening possession of the second half.
  — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2024
• Melendez followed with a 421-foot homer to right center to cap the outburst.
  — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 May 2024