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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Bustamante-Leiva is accused of nabbing Noem’s luxury Gucci bag containing around $3,000 cash as well as her driver’s license, passport, medication, makeup bag, blank checks, DHS badge, apartment keys and a Louis Vuitton Clemence wallet.
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The standout quarterback also nabbed contracts with Beats by Dre and Tom Brady's sports apparel line BRADY.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The Hall nominated Joy Division and New Order as one band, which meant that Hall voters had a chance to nab two legendary bands with one vote.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2025
Police chased him down and nabbed him a few blocks away.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The standout quarterback also nabbed contracts with Beats by Dre and Tom Brady's sports apparel line BRADY.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The Hall nominated Joy Division and New Order as one band, which meant that Hall voters had a chance to nab two legendary bands with one vote.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2025
Police chased him down and nabbed him a few blocks away.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Nab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nab. Accessed 4 May. 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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