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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Sandoval-Lopez was nabbed Saturday in Passaic, sources told WNBC.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 15 June 2025
That lack of turnover means that there are fewer opportunities for entry level workers to nab a role.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 12 June 2025
The men’s basketball team bounced back from a campaign of winless conference play to finish 22-12 overall and 10-8 in the Southeastern Conference during the 2024-25 campaign, nabbing a No. 6 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
—Andy Theobald, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2025
Jeremy Allen White, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Christopher Storer all repeated their victories from the year before, while Liza Colon-Zayas nabbed her first win in a Supporting Actress upset.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 7 June 2025
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 15 June 2025
That lack of turnover means that there are fewer opportunities for entry level workers to nab a role.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 12 June 2025
The men’s basketball team bounced back from a campaign of winless conference play to finish 22-12 overall and 10-8 in the Southeastern Conference during the 2024-25 campaign, nabbing a No. 6 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
—Andy Theobald, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2025
Jeremy Allen White, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Christopher Storer all repeated their victories from the year before, while Liza Colon-Zayas nabbed her first win in a Supporting Actress upset.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 7 June 2025
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“Nab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nab. Accessed 2 Jul. 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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