How to Use nab in a Sentence
nab
verb- We nabbed seats in the front row of the theater.
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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 -
To nab the best 33% off deal, choose the striped fog, tigerlily orange, green, or blue hues.
— Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 29 Nov. 2024 -
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 -
Don’t miss this chance to nab a Classic Core Sheet Set for less.
— Ariel Scotti, Forbes, 1 June 2021 -
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 -
Buyers waited up to three hours to nab this one last week.
— Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 15 Oct. 2021 -
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 -
Check out even more of our top picks below, but be quick to nab them while discounts last.
— Clara McMahon, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024 -
Plus, 700 Amazon shoppers have nabbed these slippers in the past month.
— Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024 -
The first was a glove save at 12:58, in which Merzlikins lunged to his left to nab Hughes’ shot from the right circle.
— Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
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