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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When the movie finally nabbed a spot on the 2017 Cannes lineup, there were still scenes to shoot and Ramsay was left with a week to get the film ready.
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2025
Texas is currently chatting with the Milwaukee Bucks' G League affiliate in Oshkosh, the Wisconsin Herd, about a trade to nab Smith's NBAGL rights.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
The veteran of 71 postseason games slid to his left to field it, coolly executing a fundamental throw home to nab Bauers and keep the game tied, 1-1.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The brigade of heavily armed cops terrified the kids, causing Cooper to take stock of police tactics deployed in service of nabbing people who might be no more than casual pot smokers.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2025
Texas is currently chatting with the Milwaukee Bucks' G League affiliate in Oshkosh, the Wisconsin Herd, about a trade to nab Smith's NBAGL rights.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
The veteran of 71 postseason games slid to his left to field it, coolly executing a fundamental throw home to nab Bauers and keep the game tied, 1-1.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The brigade of heavily armed cops terrified the kids, causing Cooper to take stock of police tactics deployed in service of nabbing people who might be no more than casual pot smokers.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Nab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nab. Accessed 24 Oct. 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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