How to Use nab in a Sentence

nab

verb

• We nabbed seats in the front row of the theater.
• Some people had been waiting hours to nab one of the spots.
  — Laylan Connelly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2024
• Those who nab what is still called the Prince’s Room can also sleep in the same bed.
  — David Segal, New York Times, 1 May 2023
• All is not lost for fans who don’t nab tickets for the show in the 1,600-seat former movie palace.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2023
• If the weather’s warm, nab a seat outside on the patio.
  — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2023
• Sure, Webb nabbed her from the diner, but his gun wasn’t loaded.
  — EW.com, 26 Feb. 2024
• Grab a drink from one of five bars on the pool deck, then nab a neon inner tube and get your float on.
  — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2023
• Ho hum: The Ioniq 5 hatchback nabbed the same awards last year.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Apr. 2023
• Joaquina claimed the title of best new artist; Natalia Lafourcade nabbed record of the year, and Karol G album of the year.
  — Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2023
• But that may not be enough to nab back its momentum just yet.
  — Telis Demos, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2023
• Fans can also nab the free guac by adding it as a side to their order.
  — Staff Author, Peoplemag, 28 July 2023
• Bennett then nabbed his second goal with a shot from up close on the power play.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2024
• Plus, 700 Amazon shoppers have nabbed these slippers in the past month.
  — Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
• And Ukraine is flying Fortem’s new drone to patrol the skies and nab small Russian aircraft intact and on the fly.
  — Jason Sherman, Scientific American, 3 Apr. 2023
• In fourth place were Charity and Artem, and Ariana and Pasha nabbed third place.
  — Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2023
• The weakest teams are allowed to nab the best quarterback prospects with high draft picks.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2023
• Those hoping to catch a glimpse can plan a day trip or try to nab a campsite reservation.
  — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023
• One of her young granddaughters had somehow nabbed a frilly dress.
  — Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2023
• The edge of the path of totality is sharp, and subtle movements deeper into the path will nab you more time to enjoy the show.
  — Matthew Cappucci, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Apr. 2023
• Clean up your arches with a few plucks of a tweezer or by threading your eyebrows to nab any errant hairs.
  — Lisa Desantis, Glamour, 12 July 2023
• Energy startups nabbed three of the top five spots, including No. 1 for the second straight year.
  — Rachel Rabkin Peachman, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
• Clarendon Hills nabbed its first state championship when the girls 11 and under team went 3-1 in the State tournament to take the top prize in Brookfield.
  — Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
• The Drag Race franchise nabbed two noms for best competition series, while RuPaul will vie for best show host and star of the year.
  — Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2023
• My reasonable hopes would be nabbing one of the last wild card spots, based on how the schedule has changed this year, and making it through the best-of-three series.
  — Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 29 Mar. 2023
• As for your vanity or medicine cabinet, there are tons of deals on skincare to nab, too.
  — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 21 Oct. 2023
• At the time, Variety reported that the publisher nabbed rights to the memoir for as much as $15 million.
  — Vulture, 28 Sep. 2023
• The winners will also nab one on one time with Donna to chat about the sport and Barefoot’s winemaker Jen Wall to talk vino.
  — Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
• The store owner, who arrived on the scene that morning, told police that more than 60 bags — valued at more than $1.8 million — were nabbed.
  — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
• Shiloh, 15, nabbed a tan Gabriela Hearst dress Jolie wore earlier that summer for the same Eternals premiere.
  — Alex Apatoff, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2023
• But O'Neill, who wrote a book about the investigation to nab Hanssen, has some theories.
  — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 5 June 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024