Example Sentences

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A tanker carrying close to 1.5 million litres of industrial fuel has capsized and sank off the Philippine capital on Thursday, causing an oil spill, officials say.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2024

Snobbery, long a key tenet of college football, has capsized here and there and over there, too.

From Washington Post • Oct. 2, 2022

This is the first time in two seasons he has capsized the Flying Roo.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 24, 2022

"We don’t know at this time exactly the mission they were on, our focus is that the vessel has capsized and we are trying to find the folks that remain unaccounted for," he said.

From Fox News • Apr. 14, 2021

“Many a boat has capsized here. But I haven’t been secretly swimming in the channel every night for nothing. I know these rocks well. You’ve nothing to fear.”

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart