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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Despite only having around 10 minutes of screen time, the role nabbed him a Golden Globe nomination.
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Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2025
What’s most striking about Lollapalooza’s 2025 lineup is the fact that the festival has managed to nab a major headliner for a spectrum of music genres this year.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Trade back The Patriots can still nab a first-round left tackle!
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
Gus Van Sant’s upcoming crime feature Dead Man’s Wire and Dustin Hoffman drama The Revisionist nabbed incentives to shoot in the locale.
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Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2025
What’s most striking about Lollapalooza’s 2025 lineup is the fact that the festival has managed to nab a major headliner for a spectrum of music genres this year.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Trade back The Patriots can still nab a first-round left tackle!
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
Gus Van Sant’s upcoming crime feature Dead Man’s Wire and Dustin Hoffman drama The Revisionist nabbed incentives to shoot in the locale.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Nab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nab. Accessed 30 Mar. 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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