How to Use stab in a Sentence

stab

1 of 2 noun

• Lee suffered three stab wounds: two to the chest and one to his hip.
  — David K. Li, NBC News, 2 May 2023
• Her body, with more than 20 stab wounds, was found at the bottom of a ditch.
  — Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2024
• Yates died on the way to the hospital as a result of a stab wound to her neck.
  — Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
• But at the hospital, it was revealed that the manner of death was a stab wound to the chest.
  — Kelly Heinzerling, ABC News, 6 July 2023
• They were both killed by a forceful stab wound to the back that pierced their lung and aorta.
  — Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2023
• One deputy suffered a two-inch-long and two-inch-deep stab wound, Davis said.
  — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
• Police found Johnson in the basement of the home in the 8000 block of Greenfield Drive with a stab wound to his body.
  — Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
• The fourth person to suffer stab wounds was a 32-year-old woman.
  — Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 13 May 2023
• Trice was then taken to the hospital for his stab wounds.
  — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
• The actor, fresh off her SNL hosting gig, took a stab at the brand’s take on workwear.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2024
• Shahin was rushed to the hospital with more than a dozen stab wounds, the sheriff’s office said.
  — Chris Boyette, CNN, 22 Oct. 2023
• The dog had injuries that were consistent with stab wounds.
  — Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 30 Oct. 2023
• For Tom has a shady past and a mysterious stab wound on his palm.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 26 Sep. 2023
• The victim was found with at least one stab wound and pronounced dead at the home less than an hour later.
  — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Oct. 2023
• The body of 50-year-old David Breaux was found with multiple stab wounds on April 27 in a local park.
  — Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 4 May 2023
• Nevertheless, her death still hurts like a quick stab to the heart.
  — Sean Abrams, Men's Health, 13 July 2023
• There, a 29-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman were suffering from stab wounds to their body.
  — Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2023
• The other victim was the boy's mother, a 32-year-old woman, who had more than a dozen stab wounds.
  — Ben Kesling, WSJ, 17 Oct. 2023
• Gilmore was brought to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead from a single stab wound in the chest.
  — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2023
• Both women had suffered a fatal stab wound to the back that pierced their lungs and aortas.
  — Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 6 Apr. 2023
• The third victim, a 15-year old boy from Middleborough, had a stab wound on his leg.
  — Maeve Lawler, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2023
• Officers arrived to find a man bleeding from stab wounds to his neck and arm.
  — cleveland, 18 Aug. 2023
• Three automated quick, sharp stabs of the brakes take place.
  — Jim Resnick, Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2024
• Both are believed to have been riding their bikes along Phoenix canals when they were attacked and each died from a deep stab wound to the back.
  — Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 8 Feb. 2023
• Police found Woll with multiple stab wounds and a trail of blood leading to her house.
  — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2023
• First responders found Paoli dead with stab wounds to the head, neck and face, per court documents.
  — Christina Coulter, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2023
• Her body was found with over 100 stab wounds, according to the affidavit.
  — Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2023
• Deputies found two people with stab wounds, and they were taken to a hospital.
  — Hojun Choi, Dallas News, 9 May 2023
• The victim managed to flee with a stab wound to the shoulder, and later saw the man again at the park eyeing other male hustlers.
  — Longreads, 4 Apr. 2024
• The man was lying on his back in the entryway of an apartment and had a stab wound beneath his right shoulder.
  — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2024

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stab

2 of 2 verb

• The victim was stabbed in the chest five times.
• He stabbed her with a dagger.
• One of the teens stabbed the other in the chest, then fled the bus, according to Chell.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2023
• Share [Findings] In Maine, a loon stabbed a bald eagle through the heart.
  — Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 17 Jan. 2024
• There was one video of a woman being held down and stabbed.
  — Ali Winston, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2024
• In March, a woman in the Bronx stabbed her neighbor to death over a noise complaint.
  — Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic, 6 June 2023
• The man had also stabbed himself in the head and suffered puncture wounds.
  — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2023
• Farrell described hers as a very sharp, stabbing pain in the back.
  — Taylyn Washington-Harmon, Health, 16 Dec. 2023
• Redd said that not all of the victims were stabbed, but did not elaborate.
  — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2024
• The woman was alone when a person slashed the side of her tent, reached in and stabbed her several times.
  — Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
• Hold the potato steady with your free hand or stab a fork into one end, and peel away from your body.
  — Aly Walansky, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2023
• The city was also the scene of a high-profile stabbing that caught the attention of some of the biggest names in tech.
  — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2023
• The district did not say who stabbed the student or where the attack occurred.
  — Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2023
• According to Pena, this is when the scuffle broke out and Sibley was stabbed in the chest.
  — Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2023
• Mubarak Mursal, 47, was stabbed a block from Dupont Circle.
  — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 1 Jan. 2024
• An altercation broke out and Sibley was stabbed in the chest.
  — Sabrina Souza, CNN, 11 Aug. 2023
• Nassar was stabbed in the back and neck multiple times, according to a source.
  — Luke Barr, ABC News, 10 July 2023
• Then, net the fish head-first using a quick but controlled stabbing motion.
  — Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
• For nearly 36 years, the person who stabbed 22-year-old Jacqueline Denise Henry to death walked free.
  — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2023
• People are stabbed, shot and sliced, with spouting, pooling blood.
  — Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2024
• Marsh got out of the vehicle and stabbed the man in the chest with a knife, causing the victim to suffer a stab wound and other injuries.
  — Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 1 Feb. 2024
• Neither the man stabbed or the suspect were identified by police.
  — P. Kim Bui, The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2023
• But about 10 minutes later, the suspect returned and began stabbing one of the guards.
  — Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2023
• He was stabbed in the leg and hospitalized in fair condition, the sheriff said.
  — Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 31 Aug. 2023
• Prosecutors allege Scholder then rolled him on his side and stabbed him in the chest.
  — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2023
• According to the complaint, Hyman, 58, had been stabbed 56 times, including stab wounds to the heart.
  — Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
• The attacker got out of the vehicle and chased the victim in circles, stabbing at him over and over with what appeared to be a knife.
  — Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2023
• The toddler's mother was stabbed 28 times, according to the warrant, and suffered wounds to her face, neck and abdomen.
  — USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
• The suspect then retrieved a silver knife from the kitchen and returned to continue stabbing him.
  — Landon Mion, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2024
• The woman ran from the home, and as she was being stabbed, a good Samaritan driving by stopped to intervene.
  — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 7 May 2024