How to Use nab in a Sentence

nab

verb
  • We nabbed seats in the front row of the theater.
  • Those stars have nabbed twice as many as Swift.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • The best car of the bunch, but not enough sports to nab the gold.
    — Kevin Smith, Car and Driver, 26 Dec. 2022
  • But that may not be enough to nab back its momentum just yet.
    — Telis Demos, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2023
  • If so, nab this tapas dish trio for your next gathering.
    — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Keep scrolling to nab the top five Amazon sale items of the day.
    — Melissa Lee, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2020
  • But the past two games hurt its chances at nabbing a higher seed.
    — Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 3 Mar. 2020
  • Texas still managed to nab its share of out-of-state recruits.
    — Dallas News, 20 Jan. 2021
  • 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
  • How did Trader Joe's nab the top spot?
    — Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Before somebody else nabs him first.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Betts fired a perfect throw to nab Martin at the plate.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • Eager to nab the best deals before someone else beats you to it?
    — Shayna Murphy, USA TODAY, 10 July 2019
  • How many and which running backs and receivers nab the final spots?
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • Some felt the Steelers could nab him with a Day 3 pick.
    — Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Sure, Webb nabbed her from the diner, but his gun wasn’t loaded.
    — EW.com, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Run, don’t walk, to nab Wednesday tickets.
    — Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 16 Dec. 2025
  • To nab the best 33% off deal, choose the striped fog, tigerlily orange, green, or blue hues.
    — Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 29 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • Maybe this team is primed to fly under the radar and nab a spot in the final 16 teams.
    — Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 25 June 2020
  • 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
  • How did Brignone nab her second gold medal of these Olympic Games?
    — Sean Nevin, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Trappers nab them, kill them, and send them to Barton and Jones.
    — Matt Simon, Wired, 21 Jan. 2020
  • As for what was nabbed, the group managed to get away with a rare treasure trove of artifacts.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
  • There was one empty bed available, and Burnett rushed over—in the rain—to nab it.
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Canada opened round robin play 1-3 before clawing back to nab a medal.
    — John Shipley, Twin Cities, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The lucky ones who did nab the coupons have until July 3 to redeem them.
    — Cheryl V. Jackson, The Courier-Journal, 20 June 2024
  • Quavo, likewise, nabs his third champ among his solo outings.
    — Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2026

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