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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Last year’s genre breakout The Substance filmed in France with almost an entirely French crew, going on to nab the makeup Oscar.
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Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2025
Shiloh, 15, nabbed a tan Gabriela Hearst dress Jolie wore earlier that summer for the same Eternals premiere.
—Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Universal just nabbed the prolific hitmaker Taylor Sheridan from Paramount once his contract there expires.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
And Delbis, a newcomer on the autism spectrum, nabs a breakthrough performance playing Don as he’s torn between two strong-willed personas.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2025
Shiloh, 15, nabbed a tan Gabriela Hearst dress Jolie wore earlier that summer for the same Eternals premiere.
—Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Universal just nabbed the prolific hitmaker Taylor Sheridan from Paramount once his contract there expires.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
And Delbis, a newcomer on the autism spectrum, nabs a breakthrough performance playing Don as he’s torn between two strong-willed personas.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Nab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nab. Accessed 4 Nov. 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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