nabbed; nabbing
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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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In one of the fastest celebrity real-estate deals since Emma Stone’s Spanish-style Los Angeles bungalow nabbed a buyer in less than two weeks, the former London home of Princess Diana’s stepmother, Countess Raine Spencer, has sold in just three days.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2024
There’s the anxiety of finding a good costume, the pressure to brave fearsome things like haunted houses and scary movies and, of course, the struggle to nab the best candy.
—Cady Lang, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
Jelly Roll won three CMT Music Awards and was named Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards in 2023, and nabbed the Video of the Year, Male Video of the Year and Performance of the Year awards at the 2024 CMT Music Awards.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Courier-Journal, 18 Oct. 2024
Emeryville’s Wondrous Brewing Co. nabbed a bronze for Wondrous Hell in the International Light Lager category.
—Jay R. Brooks, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2024
There’s the anxiety of finding a good costume, the pressure to brave fearsome things like haunted houses and scary movies and, of course, the struggle to nab the best candy.
—Cady Lang, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
Jelly Roll won three CMT Music Awards and was named Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards in 2023, and nabbed the Video of the Year, Male Video of the Year and Performance of the Year awards at the 2024 CMT Music Awards.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Courier-Journal, 18 Oct. 2024
Emeryville’s Wondrous Brewing Co. nabbed a bronze for Wondrous Hell in the International Light Lager category.
—Jay R. Brooks, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Nab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nab. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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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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