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
  • Those who bought an eligible product and have a receipt are entitled to get 2% of the total cost of their purchase, capped at $500, according to the settlement site.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2024

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