grabbled

past tense of grabble

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for grabbled
Verb
  • This is just one in a sweaty dungeon of hundreds of TikTok videos that show women being stalked, grabbed, tortured, tossed to the ground, and handcuffed by scary masked soldiers.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026
  • Her mother asked what had just happened, and the girl related that Spencer had grabbed her.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • But the fear of being snatched by ICE agents remains, Neel said.
    Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026
  • The last instance snatched just one seat in Congress from Democrats.
    Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Merchandise including counterfeit perfumes, Rolex watches, knockoff Knicks apparel, sunglasses, electronics and Labubus were seized, in addition to $145,000 in cash, police said.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026
  • Barely six months ago, US special forces seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from Caracas in a daring and deadly raid.
    Osmary Hernández, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • Los Angeles police have arrested a 19-year-old woman suspected of attacking a hot dog street vendor in downtown Los Angeles in a violent episode that was captured on video and sparked public outrage.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • Her family proudly captured the moment at graduation the next week, as her classmates laughed and cheered along, based on footage shared with the AJC.
    Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • Women clutched photographs of sons and brothers killed in the war — many of them fighting for Hezbollah — while others held photographs of Nasrallah or Iran’s Khamenei.
    Fadi Tawil, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • Eitan, 3, clutched a dinosaur while his older brother, Abel, 6, held a bright orange fox clad in a rainbow long-sleeve shirt.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
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“Grabbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grabbled. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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