capsized
Example Sentences
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A passenger boat with some 270 people on board has capsized off northern Cyprus, with a search and rescue operation under way.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
A Coast Guard investigation found the boat was overloaded and didn’t have any child or infant-sized life jackets when it capsized near the Statue of Liberty at around 10.20 p.m.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
They had spent more than 16 hours floating at sea after their jet ski capsized, local government official Amorn Chomchoey said.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
The temblor sparked several fires, collapsed buildings, damaged bridges -- including part of one pedestrian walkway that collapsed into a river -- and capsized a freight train.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Simon made a comic show of being capsized, but as he had often proved, he had sea legs enough to weather storms far worse than this.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
