How to Use nab in a Sentence

nab

verb

• We nabbed seats in the front row of the theater.
• The best car of the bunch, but not enough sports to nab the gold.
  — Kevin Smith, Car and Driver, 26 Dec. 2022
• Some people had been waiting hours to nab one of the spots.
  — Laylan Connelly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2024
• Those who nab what is still called the Prince’s Room can also sleep in the same bed.
  — David Segal, New York Times, 1 May 2023
• High schooler Emyrson Flora, 16, was the first singer of the night to nab a spot in the top 20.
  — Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2022
• All is not lost for fans who don’t nab tickets for the show in the 1,600-seat former movie palace.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2023
• None of the actors in the movie are big names and efforts to nab a celebrity cameo fell through.
  — Rodney Ho, ajc, 21 Dec. 2022
• If the weather’s warm, nab a seat outside on the patio.
  — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2023
• Sure, Webb nabbed her from the diner, but his gun wasn’t loaded.
  — EW.com, 26 Feb. 2024
• Grab a drink from one of five bars on the pool deck, then nab a neon inner tube and get your float on.
  — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2023
• Shoppers can nab up to 45% off live plants and festive wreaths at The Sill’s rare sale.
  — Jake Smith, Glamour, 28 Nov. 2022
• The lucky ones who did nab the coupons have until July 3 to redeem them.
  — Cheryl V. Jackson, The Courier-Journal, 20 June 2024
• With five picks in the top 100, there is a decent chance that the Texans nab one of them early.
  — Stephanie Stradley, Chron, 22 Apr. 2022
• Ho hum: The Ioniq 5 hatchback nabbed the same awards last year.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Apr. 2023
• Joaquina claimed the title of best new artist; Natalia Lafourcade nabbed record of the year, and Karol G album of the year.
  — Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2023
• But that may not be enough to nab back its momentum just yet.
  — Telis Demos, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2023
• Palm Beach, which came in fourth with 36 sales above $10 million, nabbed the biggest sale of the quarter.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2024
• Fans can also nab the free guac by adding it as a side to their order.
  — Staff Author, Peoplemag, 28 July 2023
• Perhaps my test assailant didn't nab the phone or run away fast enough.
  — PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
• Yoyogi Park opened — and promptly nabbed a top spot on our It List 2024.
  — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2024
• How many and which running backs and receivers nab the final spots?
  — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2022
• Jeremy lost 199 pounds to nab the title of The Biggest Loser.
  — Jennifer Nied, Women's Health, 26 Jan. 2023
• Bennett then nabbed his second goal with a shot from up close on the power play.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2024
• For those of us lucky enough to nab a spot at PDF for dinner (and stay for dessert), that sentiment makes it to the plate.
  — Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 17 May 2022
• Plus, 700 Amazon shoppers have nabbed these slippers in the past month.
  — Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
• Scroll ahead to nab some must-have looks, no promo code required.
  — Sam Peters, Town & Country, 1 July 2022
• Then, the only thing that mouse would need to do is to nab the theater kids to be the official home of awards season.
  — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
• And Ukraine is flying Fortem’s new drone to patrol the skies and nab small Russian aircraft intact and on the fly.
  — Jason Sherman, Scientific American, 3 Apr. 2023
• Making his first start Friday, Luciano ranged to his right and nabbed a ball in the hole but wasn’t able to complete the play for an out.
  — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024
• As travelers gear up to nab the perfect places to stay, here’s some advice: 1.
  — Elizabeth Hosang, Detroit Free Press, 4 June 2022

Last Updated: 22 Nov 2024