How to Use stab in a Sentence

stab

1 of 2 noun
  • Lee suffered three stab wounds: two to the chest and one to his hip.
    David K. Li, NBC News, 2 May 2023
  • Her body, with more than 20 stab wounds, was found at the bottom of a ditch.
    Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Yates died on the way to the hospital as a result of a stab wound to her neck.
    Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
  • But at the hospital, it was revealed that the manner of death was a stab wound to the chest.
    Kelly Heinzerling, ABC News, 6 July 2023
  • They were both killed by a forceful stab wound to the back that pierced their lung and aorta.
    Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2023
  • One deputy suffered a two-inch-long and two-inch-deep stab wound, Davis said.
    Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
  • Police found Johnson in the basement of the home in the 8000 block of Greenfield Drive with a stab wound to his body.
    Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The fourth person to suffer stab wounds was a 32-year-old woman.
    Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 13 May 2023
  • Trice was then taken to the hospital for his stab wounds.
    David Chiu, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
  • The actor, fresh off her SNL hosting gig, took a stab at the brand’s take on workwear.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Shahin was rushed to the hospital with more than a dozen stab wounds, the sheriff’s office said.
    Chris Boyette, CNN, 22 Oct. 2023
  • The dog had injuries that were consistent with stab wounds.
    Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 30 Oct. 2023
  • For Tom has a shady past and a mysterious stab wound on his palm.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The victim was found with at least one stab wound and pronounced dead at the home less than an hour later.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The body of 50-year-old David Breaux was found with multiple stab wounds on April 27 in a local park.
    Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 4 May 2023
  • Nevertheless, her death still hurts like a quick stab to the heart.
    Sean Abrams, Men's Health, 13 July 2023
  • There, a 29-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman were suffering from stab wounds to their body.
    Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2023
  • The other victim was the boy's mother, a 32-year-old woman, who had more than a dozen stab wounds.
    Ben Kesling, WSJ, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Gilmore was brought to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead from a single stab wound in the chest.
    Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2023
  • Both women had suffered a fatal stab wound to the back that pierced their lungs and aortas.
    Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The third victim, a 15-year old boy from Middleborough, had a stab wound on his leg.
    Maeve Lawler, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2023
  • Officers arrived to find a man bleeding from stab wounds to his neck and arm.
    cleveland, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Three automated quick, sharp stabs of the brakes take place.
    Jim Resnick, Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2024
  • Both are believed to have been riding their bikes along Phoenix canals when they were attacked and each died from a deep stab wound to the back.
    Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Police found Woll with multiple stab wounds and a trail of blood leading to her house.
    Antonio Planas, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2023
  • First responders found Paoli dead with stab wounds to the head, neck and face, per court documents.
    Christina Coulter, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Her body was found with over 100 stab wounds, according to the affidavit.
    Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Deputies found two people with stab wounds, and they were taken to a hospital.
    Hojun Choi, Dallas News, 9 May 2023
  • The victim managed to flee with a stab wound to the shoulder, and later saw the man again at the park eyeing other male hustlers.
    Longreads, 4 Apr. 2024
  • One of the men had multiple stab wounds and was reported to be not breathing, dispatchers said.
    Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
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stab

2 of 2 verb
  • The victim was stabbed in the chest five times.
  • He stabbed her with a dagger.
  • One of the teens stabbed the other in the chest, then fled the bus, according to Chell.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Share [Findings] In Maine, a loon stabbed a bald eagle through the heart.
    Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 17 Jan. 2024
  • There was one video of a woman being held down and stabbed.
    Ali Winston, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2024
  • In March, a woman in the Bronx stabbed her neighbor to death over a noise complaint.
    Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic, 6 June 2023
  • The man had also stabbed himself in the head and suffered puncture wounds.
    David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2023
  • Farrell described hers as a very sharp, stabbing pain in the back.
    Taylyn Washington-Harmon, Health, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Redd said that not all of the victims were stabbed, but did not elaborate.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The woman was alone when a person slashed the side of her tent, reached in and stabbed her several times.
    Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
  • Hold the potato steady with your free hand or stab a fork into one end, and peel away from your body.
    Aly Walansky, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2023
  • The city was also the scene of a high-profile stabbing that caught the attention of some of the biggest names in tech.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The district did not say who stabbed the student or where the attack occurred.
    Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2023
  • According to Pena, this is when the scuffle broke out and Sibley was stabbed in the chest.
    Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Mubarak Mursal, 47, was stabbed a block from Dupont Circle.
    Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 1 Jan. 2024
  • An altercation broke out and Sibley was stabbed in the chest.
    Sabrina Souza, CNN, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Nassar was stabbed in the back and neck multiple times, according to a source.
    Luke Barr, ABC News, 10 July 2023
  • Then, net the fish head-first using a quick but controlled stabbing motion.
    Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • For nearly 36 years, the person who stabbed 22-year-old Jacqueline Denise Henry to death walked free.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2023
  • People are stabbed, shot and sliced, with spouting, pooling blood.
    Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Marsh got out of the vehicle and stabbed the man in the chest with a knife, causing the victim to suffer a stab wound and other injuries.
    Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Neither the man stabbed or the suspect were identified by police.
    P. Kim Bui, The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2023
  • But about 10 minutes later, the suspect returned and began stabbing one of the guards.
    Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2023
  • He was stabbed in the leg and hospitalized in fair condition, the sheriff said.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Prosecutors allege Scholder then rolled him on his side and stabbed him in the chest.
    David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2023
  • According to the complaint, Hyman, 58, had been stabbed 56 times, including stab wounds to the heart.
    Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The attacker got out of the vehicle and chased the victim in circles, stabbing at him over and over with what appeared to be a knife.
    Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The toddler's mother was stabbed 28 times, according to the warrant, and suffered wounds to her face, neck and abdomen.
    USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
  • The suspect then retrieved a silver knife from the kitchen and returned to continue stabbing him.
    Landon Mion, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The three women rented the off-campus house in Moscow where they were stabbed to death while Chapin was staying the night with Kernodle, his girlfriend.
    Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2024

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