nab
verb (used with object)
to arrest or capture.
had nabbed
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past perfectof nab.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Agents had nabbed the Mexico native while he was on a landscaping job.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Mr. Comer recalled a local deputy sheriff who had recently pulled him over for speeding but let him go when he realized who he had nabbed — only after leaning in to ask one question.
From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2023
It was not the first time that method had nabbed Mazzone.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 16, 2022
Hours before Washington’s game against the Clippers, the forward was seated next to the bubbly Anthony Gill, who had nabbed Kyle Kuzma’s jewel-encrusted sunglasses as a gag.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 9, 2022
It was much more likely a few kids had nabbed them, to get the alarms going and the doors open.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
