nabs

present tense third-person singular of nab

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of nabs India nabs a noteworthy launch contract. Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025 Gray is the big discovery, as the kid actor nabs the break of a lifetime to star alongside Gosling in a Star Wars feature. Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025 Morgan and Riley both end up locking in a score of 29, but a potential tie is a non-issue because Mickey nabs a 38. Nick Caruso, TVLine, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nabs
Verb
  • Dolores notices they are gone and begins to lash out, and Abby seizes an opportunity to knock Dolores out.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Continue reading … CRYPTO CRACKDOWN – DOJ seizes record $15 billion in Bitcoin in largest US forfeiture ever.
    , FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After Grace quotes Zooey Deschanel's character, Thames grabs her face and kisses her out of the frame.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Another strong Lions performance could mark a turning point this season where Detroit grabs control of the division and doesn't look back.
    Nick Meyer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The six catches ties for second-most in a game for Mims in his career.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Suppose the number is read in one case out of a hundred, and that the information reaches someone who apprehends the culprit in one case out of one thousand.
    Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • His grandfather, Leroy Hanlon, frustrated by this hesitancy, snatches the instrument out of Mike’s hand and carries out the deed himself.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Wednesday then rescues Pugsley as Gomez and Morticia arrive, but before the family can properly reunite, Isaac snatches Wednesday into his telekinetic grip, choking her.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Pinault family owns 42 percent of shares in Kering and detains 59 percent of voting rights.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The play is set in the real-life town of Lumpkin, whose economy has become reliant on a private prison that detains immigrants.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • An aerial shot of the eastern hideout captures it as a mere speck beneath an expansive tree canopy.
    Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The story captures the dilemma between the ephemeral and the eternal inherent in any attempt to pin down the soul.
    David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After Lazio at the weekend, the algorithm gets kinder.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Nabs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nabs. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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