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.
• Both drivers made errors that were capitalized upon by their competitors.
  — Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
• To fully capitalize on this bathroom color trend, paint walls in a soft, wispy shade reminiscent of the sky, and continue the color onto the ceiling.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2022
• But to capitalize in this area, Democrats need to develop a clearer message about why voters should trust them to manage Washington’s place in the world.
  — Jeffrey A. Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 21 Nov. 2024
• Still, China's largest tech companies have not been able to capitalize on surging NFT interest.
  — Grady McGregor, Fortune, 14 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 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
• In the eighth, the Tigers, thanks to more production from Torkelson and Carpenter, capitalized with a three-run inning to tie the game.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 22 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024