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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With the pick, everyone but Thicke now has a correct guess to their name — Jeong correctly guessed David Ortiz was Googly Eyes in the premiere, McCarthy-Wahlberg nabbed the Croissants, and Ora called out her longtime pal, Haddish.
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Jan. 2026
And while Vegas owns a top-five power play, Marner, typically the top unit’s quarterback, has factored into the scoring at the lowest rate of his career — nabbing a point on only 39 percent of the goals.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
The acclaimed guitarist, who is now 38, has nabbed seven Grammy nominations over the years.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
Still, its sales traction was slipping in its second full year on the market, nabbing 16,097 sales by the third quarter of 2025, down 38% from the year before.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Jan. 2026
And while Vegas owns a top-five power play, Marner, typically the top unit’s quarterback, has factored into the scoring at the lowest rate of his career — nabbing a point on only 39 percent of the goals.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
The acclaimed guitarist, who is now 38, has nabbed seven Grammy nominations over the years.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
Still, its sales traction was slipping in its second full year on the market, nabbing 16,097 sales by the third quarter of 2025, down 38% from the year before.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Nab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nab. Accessed 16 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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