How to Use capitalize on in a Sentence

capitalize on

phrasal verb

• Sixth Street, though, is prepared to capitalize on a lot of it.
  — Sasha Richie, Dallas News, 28 July 2023
• The smocking and tie-front features ensure a great fit, while the rest of the dress capitalizes on comfort.
  — Erin Johnson, Peoplemag, 31 July 2023
• And no one is capturing and capitalizing on the spirit of the times more than Ms. Swift.
  — Isa Meyers, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Nov. 2023
• Still, the White House wants to capitalize on the actions Biden has already taken.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 22 Feb. 2024
• The twins’ great-great-grandfather capitalized on these changes by buying an oil press and flour mill.
  — Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
• Still, experts say there’s a clear appetite for change this year – and that the winning candidate must find a way to capitalize on that.
  — Stefano Pozzebon, CNN, 1 Oct. 2023
• Paxton capitalized on Trump’s nod of approval in a fundraising email later in the day.
  — Lauren McGaughy, Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2023
• But in the top of the third, the White Sox strung together a series of hits, also capitalizing on two free trips to first on a walk and hit by pitch with Patrick Sandoval on the mound.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2023
• Cruz would not be able to capitalize on the momentum from the Iowa victory, with Trump racking up wins across the country.
  — Jack Birle, Washington Examiner, 13 Jan. 2024
• Just select from Amazon’s list of Echo devices to capitalize on this rare deal.
  — Monica Bell, Peoplemag, 20 Dec. 2023
• This oh-so-cute one-piece capitalizes on our favorite fashion trend: bows!
  — Brie Schwartz, Glamour, 17 Feb. 2024
• After most of the Netherlands threw off Habsburg rule, in 1579, the Dutch formed a republic that capitalized on these changes.
  — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
• There’s a bizarre fatalism to the narrative that could be intriguing, should the powers-that-be opt to capitalize on it.
  — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2023
• Black people have always been the blueprint of cool, and Kani and Dupri have successfully capitalized on this.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 10 July 2023
• Then, the other one capitalized on an opening to surge back into contention.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 21 Aug. 2023
• For example, capitalize on the eclipses happening in the spring and autumn.
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2024
• The Trump campaign continues to capitalize on that lead while at the same time quelling high expectations.
  — Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2024
• The fallout of Twitter has given rise to other apps vying for a slice of the social media pie, and Threads is Zuckerberg’s effort to capitalize on it.
  — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 6 July 2023
• There’s also a sense of capitalizing on what has been perhaps Jackson’s best season to date.
  — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2024
• That’s a sizable window that Warner Bros. hopes to capitalize on.
  — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 2 Mar. 2024
• Trump went to Michigan, aiming to capitalize on the autoworkers’ strike in a key state that could help decide the general election.
  — Will Weissert, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2023
• The open-concept home capitalizes on the elevated views over Lake Michigan year-round.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2024
• Purists may shuck and slurp them straight from the shell, but there are a bevvy of delicious ways to capitalize on the possibilities of this versatile bivalve.
  — Coastal Living, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2023
• Mattel is capitalizing on this style with plans to release 45 movies about its toys, the New Yorker reported.
  — Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2023
• Image This one-pot recipe capitalizes on the clams’ liquor (that briny juice inside their shells), white wine, a fresh red chile, garlic and shallots to make a broth that’s rich and nuanced with very little effort.
  — Lidey Heuck, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
• James Turner misses field goal, Michigan trails 17-13 Michigan failed to capitalize on the massive turnover.
  — Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 1 Jan. 2024
• There are the dozens of companies wanting to capitalize on the momentum around large language models.
  — Mohana Ravindranath, STAT, 1 Aug. 2023
• And Ellie Turner capitalized on a penalty kick, cutting into the deficit late.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 19 Sep. 2023
• Other brands will be coming out with other electric kei cars over the next few years, capitalizing on the microcar segment that makes up more than one-third of all car sales in Japan.
  — Daniel Golson, The Verge, 27 Oct. 2023
• Ampere adapted those designs for the data center in hopes of capitalizing on the same features.
  — Mike Rogoway | [e-mail], oregonlive, 28 June 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024