CAPSIZE in a Sentence

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Example sentences for CAPSIZE, such as:

1. A huge wave capsized the yacht.
2. When the boat capsized, her buoyant life jacket kept Jody afloat.
3. Fearing the wind might shift suddenly and capsize the skiff, Tom kept one hand on the tiller at all times.
4. In an instant I faced back, just in time to prevent the vessel from flying up into the wind, and very probably capsizing her.

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 Meanings and Examples of CAPSIZE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
capsize
 v.  to cause to overturn (usually a vessel)
 v.  overturn or cause to overturn; turn over or upset
Classic Sentence:
1  In an instant I faced back, just in time to prevent the vessel from flying up into the wind, and very probably capsizing her.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 96. The Try-Works.
Example Sentence:
1  Fearing the wind might shift suddenly and capsize the skiff, Tom kept one hand on the tiller at all times.
2  Malta's prime minister has said European waters close to Africa are turning into a cemetery, after another boat laden with migrants capsized.
3  The Costa Concordia ran aground and capsized Jan. 13 off the Tuscan island of Giglio after Capt. Francesco Schettino took it off course in a stunt.
4  When the boat capsized, her buoyant life jacket kept Jody afloat.
5  A huge wave capsized the yacht.