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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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Quavo, likewise, nabs his third champ among his solo outings.
—Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2026
Zoey Deutch, who stars in buzzy Sundance Film Festival title, Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, has nabbed her next leading role.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
But this was the screening that everybody had been buzzing about all week, the hottest ticket to nab, the premiere that was causing a scene outside the fest’s biggest venue.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2026
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“Nab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nab. Accessed 29 Jan. 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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