nab
verb (used with object)
to arrest or capture.
Example Sentences
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Scoundrel, a restaurant on Main Street, nabbed a star.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
The show also nabbed five nominations for guest actress in a comedy series for Leslie Bibb, Cherry Jones, Laurie Metcalf, Kaitlin Olson and Lauren Weedman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Though Netflix’s rom-com nabbed a comedy series nomination, voters took the title to heart regarding its two leads, both of whom were nominated for its first season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
It acquired Canada’s largest spice firm in 1959, and nabbed a California-based vegetable dehydrating plant in 1961.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
From the drugstore, he had walked to a deli, and as he was leaving, the FBI nabbed him.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
