nabbed; nabbing
Examples of nab in a Sentence
We nabbed seats in the front row of the theater.
the officer nabbed the purse snatcher before he could escape
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But the Fever staff were clearly elated to be able to nab Johnson off the board.
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Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Drunken Birds actor Marine Johnson and Italy’s Luca Colucci have nabbed lead roles in Kim Nguyen’s The Hourglass suspense drama, which has started production in The Canary Islands in Spain.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Purchase as a two-piece wicker patio furniture set, nab a few to place around a firepit, or fill out your outdoor space with a coordinating sofa or love seat and a contrasting acacia wood or teak coffee table.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 14 Apr. 2026
The Wu-Tang Clan and Vandross nabbed their inductions the first year they were nominated.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2026
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Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Drunken Birds actor Marine Johnson and Italy’s Luca Colucci have nabbed lead roles in Kim Nguyen’s The Hourglass suspense drama, which has started production in The Canary Islands in Spain.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Purchase as a two-piece wicker patio furniture set, nab a few to place around a firepit, or fill out your outdoor space with a coordinating sofa or love seat and a contrasting acacia wood or teak coffee table.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 14 Apr. 2026
The Wu-Tang Clan and Vandross nabbed their inductions the first year they were nominated.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2026
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“Nab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nab. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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nab
verb
nabbed; nabbing
1
: to seize and take into custody : arrest
2
: to seize suddenly
especially
: steal entry 1 sense 2a
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