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How to use cape in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Cape means a piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland. Example: “The ship capes southwest by south.”

Examples of cape by meaning

nounA superhero.

  • Rows and rows of booths and pavilions stretch across the floor, draped with glowing holograms and shifting signs beckoning capes to try their wares.2017, April Daniels, Dreadnought: Nemesis - Book One, Diversion Books, →ISBN

verbTo incite or attract (a bull) to charge a certain direction, by waving a cape.

  • “I became a novillero when I was fourteen, but I had already been going to the fields and caping bulls since I was about twelve."2013, Odie Hawkins, The Black Matador, "Sugar", AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 140

verbTo head or point; to keep a course.

  • The ship capes southwest by south.

verbTo defend or praise, especially that which is unworthy.

  • A lot of African-Americans believe the answer is Clinton, mostly because "she's not Trump" and because President Barack Obama is shamelessly caping for her.2016, Ken Makin, “Clinton-Trump debacle underscores gross misunderstanding of politics”, in Urban Pro Weekly, 6 October - 12 October 2016...
  • Many times, you see white supremacist groups caping for women to mask their agenda of white nationalism.2017, Laila Nur, quoted in Jordan Green, "Far-right groups converge behind anti-sharia message in Raleigh", Triad City Beat, 14 June - 20...
  • "I can't believe I'm out here caping for a politician."2017, Mindy Isser [organizer], quoted by Aubrey Whelan [journalist] in "For Philly's socialists, election wins signal momentum", The...

verbTo cover (as) with or like a cape.

  • The white fur that caped his neck and shoulders stood on end.1988, Susan Lowell, Ganado Red: A Novella and Stories, Milkweed Editions, →ISBN, page 86
  • He shook her gently, combing his fingers through her coppery curls that caped her shoulders like filigree.1991, Terri Valentine, Outlaw’s Kiss, Zebra Books, →ISBN, page 329
  • Out of the corner of his eye, he saw blatant relief sketched on her face as the jacket caped her body.2014, Kate Meader, Hot and Bothered, Forever, Grand Central Publishing, →ISBN

More sentences with cape

  • After clearing the cape, they still had an hour's sailing to reach blue water.From the entry blue water
  • A cape and moustache completed his disguise.From the entry disguise
  • The island is 23 miles off the cape.From the entry off
  • The hurricane tracked down past the cape before blowing east.From the entry track down
  • They saw the light near the cape, which they mistook that night for a lighthouse, although it is in fact a light buoy.From the entry light buoy
  • Not all heroes wear capes, but most of them file FOIA requests.2026 July 12, u/Vegetable-Phone-1743, r/law (Reddit post), archived from the original on 14 Jul 2026. From the entry FOIA
  • As your style superqueero, my rainbow cape and mask are here to help!2021, Bakhtiar Yaqub, “What to wear to Pride”, in VanPride Magazine, page 14. From the entry superqueero
  • Beneath the cape she wears a bell-sleeved purple gown with gold ceinture.2018, Will Eaves, Murmur, Canongate, published 2018, page 96. From the entry ceinture
  • Cape Verdeans waiting with perfect, timeless patience for a boat that may or may not come.2016, Zadie Smith, Swing Time, New York, N.Y.: Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 295. From the entry Cape Verdean
  • "And how are things with you today?” Sue asked as she rearranged Moira's cape.2014, Sandra Knight, Fringe Benefits, →ISBN, page 45. From the entry box of birds
  • Cape Coral anglerette Faith Richards caught her redfish in Estero Bay with Get Hooked Charters Capt.2013 December 5, The News-Press, Fort Myers, Fla., page D3. From the entry anglerette
  • I couldn't see where her arms ended and the cape began.2011, Bernie McGill, The Butterfly Cabinet. From the entry scaresome
  • On the other side of the cape, Fuchi Harbor (富基漁港), has a host of fresh seafood restaurants.2008 May 29, David Chen, “Temple of the dog”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 31 May 2008, Features, page 13. From the entry Fuchi
  • Oh, there were, and are, similarities: the double identity, the cape and tights, the devotion to crime-fighting.2008 February 9, Dennis O'Neil, Leah Wilson, Batman Unauthorized: Vigilantes, Jokers, and Heroes in Gotham City, BenBella Books, →ISBN…. From the entry strike twice
  • Rather than build new homes, weekenders are renovating existing homes, with saltboxes and capes predominant.2007 March 9, Wendy Knight, “A Town That’s Still Down to Earth in a Highflying Ski Region”, in New York Times. From the entry saltbox
  • She wore her gauchos (pants) and pink top, white sweater cape.2003, Linda M. Rio, The Anorexia Diaries, →ISBN, page 10. From the entry gauchos
  • "I was telling the skipper here how you fetched the cape.1997, Janet Stevenson, Departure. From the entry bunkside
  • If ye must be wimpleless, be provided with warm capes, and black veils over them.1948, Roger Sherman Loomis, Rudolph Willard, transl., Medieval English Verse and Prose in Modernized Versions, New York, N.Y.…. From the entry wimpleless
  • In a way, I owe at least part of how my career has shaped up to trimmed rune and obby capes.2021 January 4, Cian Maher, “Runescape^([sic]) Is 20 Years Old Today - Here's How I Started A Pyramid Scheme When I Was Nine”, in…. From the entry RPG
  • Enjoy that Hogwartsy feeling in those swishy capes.2016, University of Canterbury Students’ Association Student Diary 2016, page 41. From the entry Hogwartsy
  • Makela waltzes past, her feathered cape swirling.2015, Anthony Nanson, Deep Time, Hawthorn Press, →ISBN. From the entry beastmistress
  • At that moment the headmaster Mr Grave entered the classroom without knocking, his long coat flapping behind him like a cape.2012, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], “The Midget”, in Ratburger, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN, page 109. From the entry to what do I owe the pleasure
  • A black cape with a crimson lining finished the outfit, connecting to two red stones on her fingers.2010, Alexandra Livingston, Defy the Gods, page 8. From the entry yellow-red
  • Criticism drapes a black velvet cape across the puddle that interrupts the path to change, to be emo about it.2008, Vanity Fair, number 578. From the entry emo
  • The resulting outfit: a cape, a breath-stealing corset, and a sheer black skirt atop a black vinyl thong and fishnet thigh-highs.1999, Jennifer Wolff, “Vamping with Vampires”, in Cosmopolitan, Jan 99. From the entry thigh-high
  • I'd get my weight down for the event, then blimp out to where I couldn't fit into Orson Welles' cape.1994 January 25, Erma Bombeck, “Being in front of the camera provides motivation to diet”, in Kingman Daily Miner, USA, retrieved 02 Apr…. From the entry blimp out
  • Leroy is gotten up in blaxploitation mod capes and jump suits, trying to look like Isaac Hayes as possible.1973 December 15, Jonathan Cross, “The Fag in the Fifth Row”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 25, page 4. From the entry get up
  • According to Hottentot legend, the cape fox feeds on ostrich eggs by rolling them over rocks until they break open.1972, Bernhard Grzimek, Grzimek's Animal life encyclopedia, page 253. From the entry vulpid
  • This consisted of a large black cape, shaped cowl and pants with belt, with 'shimmering P.V.C. contrasting bat decorations'.1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 186. From the entry nosepiece
  • 'But wasn't the first nastronaut called “Garret”?' asked Tycho, 'Like Meena and Ffang, the zookeepers?' 'Yes, that's right,' said Addie, reading from her cape again.2020 June 3, E E Oakey, Across the Sands of Aurinko, E E Oakey, →ISBN. From the entry Nastronaut
  • From the bottom of her backplated armor, slightly above her waist, was a thin short cape that streamed down to the back of her ankles.2018 January 19, D. R. Simpson, Another World’S Kronicles Nomadic Warriors: The Age of Giants, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN. From the entry backplated

Meaning of cape

  1. noun A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.
  2. noun A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shoulders.
  3. noun A superhero.

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Questions about cape in a sentence

How do you use cape in a sentence?
Cape is used as a noun and verb. For example: “The ship capes southwest by south.”
What is a short sentence with cape?
“The ship capes southwest by south.”
What does cape mean?
Cape means a piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.

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