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How to use nab in a sentence

17 example sentences · verb, noun

Nab means to seize, arrest or take into custody (a criminal or fugitive). Example: “Vigilantes may have the power to nab criminals, but they lack the authority.”

Examples of nab by meaning

verbTo seize, arrest or take into custody (a criminal or fugitive).

  • Pope has been working for years to nab this baddie, and sincerely wants to stop his reign of terror,)2019 July 3, Mike D'Angelo, “Oscar Isaac and Ben Affleck blunder through a heavy heist in J.C. Chandor’s Triple Frontier”, in AV Club...

More sentences with nab

  • Vigilantes may have the power to nab criminals, but they lack the authority.From the entry authority
  • He purchased a pack of nabs from the vending machine.From the entry nabs
  • This Canadian fraudmeister moved to Europe after being nabbed in a mining-stock scam in Ontario.2007, Gary Weiss, Wall Street Versus America: A Muckraking Look at the Thieves, Fakers, and Charlatans Who Are Ripping You Off, Penguin…. From the entry fraudmeister
  • Five militants were nabbed while four ultras of Harkat-ul-Jehad-e-Islami (HuJI) gave themselves up.2005 December 29, “Foreign ultra killed, three injured in J&K”, in The Times of India, retrieved 21 Apr 2009. From the entry ultra
  • "Essos and Phillips 66s meant a pack of nabs and a Grapette for me."1996, Grace Ollis Calhoun, Growing Up Country and Liking It!, The Overmountain Press, page 27. From the entry nabs
  • Jim was convinced the cat napper would be nabbed with a mouthful of prime rib.1988, Monk - Issues 6-13, page 356. From the entry cat napper
  • We will nab the accused and will encounter him.2021 September 15, “Telangana Minister says, rapist of six-year-old will be nabbed and killed in encounter”, in Catch News, retrieved 25…. From the entry encounter
  • My thoughts are that you can get nabbed anywhere anytime.2001 November 9, Jake, “Valentine One”, in alt.autos.corvette (Usenet), archived from the original on 28 May 2026. From the entry small townie
  • And congrats to KROQ-FM deejay the Poorman, who nabbed a fakester passing himself off as comic-pitchman Joe Piscopo.1990 October 7, Patrick Goldstein, “Pop eye”, in Los Angeles Times. From the entry fakester
  • Spurstow discovered it, of course, and nabbed the rust.1968, Georgette Heyer, The Unknown Ajax, page 155. From the entry nab the rust
  • Cristina Yang, nabbed a Critics' Choice Award for the film Sideways, and crushed it in like a million other movies and TV shows.2022 July 20, Jake Farrington, ““The Princess Diaries” Turns 21 This Week — Here’s What The Cast Is Up To Now”, in BuzzFeed, archived from…. From the entry theydy
  • A former Chili Queen could even nab a job working on the line at the Gebhardt packing plant, making canned chilies and tamales.2016, Sarah Lohman, Eight Flavors: The Untold Story of American Cuisine, page 72. From the entry chili queen
  • Who is trying to nab Tommy?2015 October 2, Devon Maloney, “Heroes Reborn Recap: One of Us, One of Them”, in Vulture, archived from the original on 14 Aug 2022. From the entry I'll bite
  • A serial housebreaker who is believed to have stolen from several homes in Ang Mo Kio last month was nabbed on Tuesday.2009 May 20, “Serial housebreaker nabbed”, in AsiaOne, Singapore, retrieved 21 Sep 2010. From the entry housebreaker
  • In Rochester, after Kenneth Butters complained about fast driving along Woodbine Avenue, police set up a radar trap and nabbed five speeders, including Butters.1956 September 10, “Miscellany”, in Time. From the entry radar trap
  • Sometimes when cheaters are nabbed red-handed they react with anger, they "rage" in an attempt to make the person who caught 'em feel like they did something wrong.2003 August, Pamela Paul, “Dear Reader, Get a Life.”, in Psychology Today, volume 36, number 4, page 56. From the entry red-handed

Meaning of nab

  1. verb To seize, arrest or take into custody (a criminal or fugitive).
  2. verb To grab or snatch something.
  3. verb To steal or copy another user's post.

Full definition of nab

Questions about nab in a sentence

How do you use nab in a sentence?
Nab is used as a verb and noun. For example: “Vigilantes may have the power to nab criminals, but they lack the authority.”
What is a short sentence with nab?
“Who is trying to nab Tommy?”
What does nab mean?
Nab means to seize, arrest or take into custody (a criminal or fugitive).

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