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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So, yeah, imagine his disappointment when the Bears nabbed Odunze with the No. 9 pick.
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Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
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One film that might nab the top prize is Thomas Percy Kim’s simple but sophisticated feature debut, an extension of his own award-winning short.
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DeVito’s film was the 13th-highest grossing movie of 1989 and nabbed a BAFTA nod and three Golden Globes nominations, including in best comedy or musical.
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Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
The Business Centers and, as Chowhound points out, only four Costco Business Centers have a food court, so don’t go looking to nab one of the store’s famous hot dogs.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2025
One film that might nab the top prize is Thomas Percy Kim’s simple but sophisticated feature debut, an extension of his own award-winning short.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
DeVito’s film was the 13th-highest grossing movie of 1989 and nabbed a BAFTA nod and three Golden Globes nominations, including in best comedy or musical.
—Lauren Coates, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Nab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nab. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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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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