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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Even before the operation that nabbed Maduro, experts were already questioning the legality of aspects of the administration’s pressure campaign on Venezuela, including the deadly bombing of boats accused of trafficking drugs that some scholars said stretched the boundaries of international law.
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Dallas Morning News, 4 Jan. 2026
Full plants were nabbed outside homes throughout Crestview, an upscale Beverly Hills-adjacent community, in 2022.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026
The Plague nabbed three Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations (Best Feature; Lead Performance for Blunck; and Breakthrough Performance for Martin).
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Watt also nabbed the title in 2023, 2021, 2022 and 2019.
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Dallas Morning News, 4 Jan. 2026
Full plants were nabbed outside homes throughout Crestview, an upscale Beverly Hills-adjacent community, in 2022.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026
The Plague nabbed three Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations (Best Feature; Lead Performance for Blunck; and Breakthrough Performance for Martin).
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2026
Watt also nabbed the title in 2023, 2021, 2022 and 2019.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Nab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nab. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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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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