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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Rupert Friend, who would go on to nab an Emmy nomination for Homeland, played Wickham in the 2005 film.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The singer, the first artist of Chilean descent to sign with Sony Music Latin, made her mark by nabbing a pair of platinum singles and a Latin Grammy nomination for best new artist.
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Meanwhile Criss cemented history as the first actor or Asian American descent to nab the best lead actor in a musical prize.
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Rupert Friend, who would go on to nab an Emmy nomination for Homeland, played Wickham in the 2005 film.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The singer, the first artist of Chilean descent to sign with Sony Music Latin, made her mark by nabbing a pair of platinum singles and a Latin Grammy nomination for best new artist.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 31 July 2025
Meanwhile Criss cemented history as the first actor or Asian American descent to nab the best lead actor in a musical prize.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 31 July 2025
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“Nab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nab. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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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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