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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Hagens slipped down the board, but the B’s jumped at the chance to nab the smallish, but highly-skilled centerman.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
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Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 27 Dec. 2025
The star also nabbed film gigs with 1992's Double Obsession, 1993's To Sleep With a Vampire, and 1998's Paranoia.
—Dylan Kickham, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
Brownsburg’s appearance comes a year after Avon High School’s Marching Black and Gold, which in November nabbed its third Bands of America Grand National Championships title in a row, participated in the parade.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 26 Dec. 2025
Hagens slipped down the board, but the B’s jumped at the chance to nab the smallish, but highly-skilled centerman.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
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“Nab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nab. Accessed 1 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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