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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By the end of the day, three of them were recaptured and authorities nabbed two more in the days that followed.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 25 May 2025
Bob Crowley Bob Crowley, then 57, won season 17 Survivor: Gabon in December 2008, becoming the oldest person to ever nab the title of Sole Survivor.
—Ale Russian, People.com, 22 May 2025
But cops were quickly notified and drove the father and his daughter around the park until the suspect was spotted and nabbed.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
Two weeks ago, Ghost nabbed the chart’s top spot with its Skeletá set, and this week (on the chart dated May 25), Sleep Token claims pole position for the first time with its new album Even in Arcadia.
—Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 20 May 2025
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 25 May 2025
Bob Crowley Bob Crowley, then 57, won season 17 Survivor: Gabon in December 2008, becoming the oldest person to ever nab the title of Sole Survivor.
—Ale Russian, People.com, 22 May 2025
But cops were quickly notified and drove the father and his daughter around the park until the suspect was spotted and nabbed.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
Two weeks ago, Ghost nabbed the chart’s top spot with its Skeletá set, and this week (on the chart dated May 25), Sleep Token claims pole position for the first time with its new album Even in Arcadia.
—Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 20 May 2025
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“Nab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nab. Accessed 28 May. 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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