How to Use stab in a Sentence

stab

1 of 2 noun

• But her boss took a stab at it.
  — The Detroit News Editorial Board, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025
• These nicknames are a stab in my heart.
  — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025
• Just feel fired up for the second stab at it.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
• And there was a s-- puncture, a stab wound here.
  — Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
• Both were found with stab wounds inside their home.
  — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 15 Dec. 2025
• The man was found with stab wounds to his body and a head injury.
  — Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 13 May 2026
• The younger man had at least one stab wound to his neck, police said.
  — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
• Everything is a stab in the back.
  — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 3 Mar. 2026
• Goncalves endured over 20 stab wounds.
  — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2025
• All four were found with stab wounds, detectives say.
  — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
• Here, his stabs at form feel more purposeful.
  — Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2026
• At the scene, officers found a man with at least one stab wound.
  — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 26 June 2026
• Deputies and paramedics arrived and found a woman with stab wounds.
  — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
• Both suffered stab wounds to the throat and died at the scene, police said.
  — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
• His cause of death was listed as blunt head trauma and stab wounds, records showed.
  — Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
• Her body, with more than 20 stab wounds, was found at the bottom of a ditch.
  — Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2024
• The man with the stab wound later died at a hospital.
  — Michelle Cruz, AZCentral.com, 12 Jan. 2026
• They were both killed by a forceful stab wound to the back that pierced their lung and aorta.
  — Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2023
• One deputy suffered a two-inch-long and two-inch-deep stab wound, Davis said.
  — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
• Officers found a man and a woman, each with at least one stab wound.
  — Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 12 June 2026
• Nevertheless, her death still hurts like a quick stab to the heart.
  — Sean Abrams, Men's Health, 13 July 2023
• The victim was found with stab wounds when police arrived.
  — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
• Yates died on the way to the hospital as a result of a stab wound to her neck.
  — Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
• Two women were found inside with stab wounds, police said.
  — Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
• The woman was pronounced dead at the scene with at least one stab wound, the release said.
  — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
• That definitely took a lot of stabs.
  — Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 19 May 2026
• For Tom has a shady past and a mysterious stab wound on his palm.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 26 Sep. 2023
• Officers arrived to find a man bleeding from stab wounds to his neck and arm.
  — cleveland, 18 Aug. 2023
• Seeing his family laughing along felt like a stab in the back.
  — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Nov. 2025
• Seeing his family laughing along felt like a stab in the back.
  — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 27 Sep. 2025

stab

2 of 2 verb

• The victim was stabbed in the chest five times.
• He stabbed her with a dagger.
• With a knife stabbed right through it.
  — Rachel McRady, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
• At some point, the girl was stabbed.
  — Sean Emery, Oc Register, 1 June 2026
• He sure got stabbed a lot in the back!
  — Max Gao, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
• All four had been stabbed, Boyd said.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
• The gun went off, but no one was shot or stabbed.
  — Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026
• In the process, she was stabbed 67 times.
  — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
• Does someone get stabbed in the eyes?
  — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
• The guy turned around and stabbed Shaun in the heart.
  — Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
• He had been beaten, stabbed and shot.
  — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 5 May 2026
• Where did Mark Sanchez get stabbed?
  — IndyStar, 6 Oct. 2025
• He was stabbed then later died.
  — Mamie Bah, CBS News, 20 May 2026
• She was stabbed nearly two dozen times.
  — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
• The person then stabs it with a long knife.
  — Claudia Lauer, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
• George laughed and stabbed a potato with his fork.
  — David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
• She was found stabbed to death in the nearby woods.
  — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
• Repo agents have been shot, stabbed, hit by cars.
  — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
• In his car, deputies found a teenage girl who was also stabbed.
  — David Fleshler, Sun Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2026
• She had been stabbed by a knife that pierced the left side of her abdomen.
  — Sean Emery, Oc Register, 1 June 2026
• Rushdie was stabbed 15 times and nearly died.
  — CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
• He had been stabbed in the arm a year earlier.
  — Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
• He was then stabbed and strangled to death, Evans said.
  — Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
• Shot a bunch of times in the stomach, twice in the head, stabbed in the arm.
  — Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
• Her son started to attack and stab her.
  — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
• He was stabbed in the first season, sure, but he wasn’t stabbed by his friend!
  — Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
• Aguilar was found stabbed to death under a Chelsea on-ramp.
  — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
• She had also been stabbed in the chest with a sharp object.
  — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
• An officer had been stabbed in his head and hands.
  — Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 4 Nov. 2025
• The person who stabbed the victim walked or ran from the store.
  — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2025