How to Use capitalize in a Sentence

capitalize

verb

• Capitalize the first word of your sentence.
• She rarely capitalizes her name when she signs her e-mails.
• The venture was capitalized with a loan of one million dollars.
• You can capitalize your investment at any time.
• Remember to capitalize the I in Internet.
• Notre Dame got the ball but could not capitalize on the turnover.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2022
• Of course, the younger Trump would have to run a campaign to capitalize on that.
  — Aaron Blake, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Feb. 2022
• The Rams capitalized by driving for a field goal and a 10-0 lead.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
• The Cavs, who were beat at their own game, failed to capitalize on the first of what is a soft stretch in the schedule.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 31 Jan. 2022
• The Pack capitalized off the Cards’ clumsiness and jumped out to a 12-0 lead.
  — The Courier-Journal, 13 Jan. 2024
• But each time Monte Vista had a chance to take the game over, the Mustangs failed to capitalize.
  — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
• Just tossed out into the world to capitalize off the buzz.
  — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 22 Mar. 2024
• The Jazz capitalized, hitting 22 of 49 attempts from beyond the arc to erase the big lead.
  — Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2024
• The Falcons went three-and-out, and Adams capitalized by returning a punt to the 11-yard line.
  — Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press, 2 Sep. 2023
• The Bears weren't able to capitalize on any of their takeaways and had two miscues of their own.
  — The Courier-Journal, 27 Aug. 2022
• The Twins capitalized by scoring twice to set a quick tone.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2024
• That game was close throughout, and the 76ers had a couple of chances late but couldn’t capitalize.
  — Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2023
• The Wildcats have shown a strong press and are quick to capitalize on turnovers, forcing 18.9 turnovers.
  — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 11 Feb. 2022
• But there's a plan to capitalize on all of the excitement.
  — Jonmaesha Beltran, The Arizona Republic, 15 June 2022
• That was only magnified when Woods failed to capitalize on the first par-3 of the day.
  — USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2022
• The hit-by-pitch put runners on first and second with none out, but Texas couldn't capitalize.
  — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2023
• The Rangers will just have to take care of their own business in the final three weeks of the regular season to capitalize.
  — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 6 Sep. 2023
• The Ravens outplayed the Steelers in the first half but failed to capitalize on good field position.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, 6 Dec. 2021
• These signings could open the door for the Yankees, just wide enough for the Bronx Bombers to capitalize and steal Soto back to pinstripes.
  — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
• The Aggies loaded the bases with two outs but were unable to capitalize.
  — Jenna Malinowski, Detroit Free Press, 18 June 2023
• Arizona capitalized late in the second quarter during a rare break for Watkins, who went to the bench with 3:32 left.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
• The offense, on the other hand, failed to capitalize with runners on base.
  — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 May 2024
• The Yanks have had baserunners in every inning so far, but haven’t been able to capitalize.
  — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2024
• As one of the biggest corporations in the world, Disney is capitalized well enough to cover $16 million and face a few days of bad press.
  — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
• But if Democrats are eager to distance themselves broadly from what played out in the last election, O'Malley may be able to capitalize in an attempt to be seen as more of an outsider than his main competitors.
  — Hunter Woodall, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Jan 2025