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nabbed

VERB

seize

Synonyms

STRONG

apprehend arrest capture catch clutch cop detain grab nail snatch take

WEAK

pick up run in take into custody

Antonyms

STRONG

be immune free give let go liberate lose misunderstand receive release unfasten

Example Sentences

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The ball ricocheted off its intended course, but Rojas nabbed it with his bare hand, throwing it to first where a lunging Freeman caught it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Having just nabbed the Pulitzer Prize, Bess Wohl’s where-did-the-feminist-movement-go-wrong? play “Liberation” seems the likely winner, and a worthy one, despite its shaggy and digressive structure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Kiki Rice led the Bruins with 21 points and Angela Dugalic nabbed her second double-double of the tournament with 13 points and 10 rebounds.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

The law enforcement push, which analysts have criticised as window-dressing, nabbed its biggest player with the January arrest of Chinese-born tycoon Chen Zhi, who was extradited to China.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

They’d nabbed him because he’d been flush off a victory and distracted.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo