nab

Example Sentences

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But the Fever staff were clearly elated to be able to nab Johnson off the board.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Her constituents think it's her seat, but she admits: "It's only my seat because I'm there early enough to nab it."

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Some corporate acquisitions dubbed “acquihires” are aimed primarily at talent, such as when Meta Platforms paid $14 billion for a stake in Scale AI to nab founder Alexandr Wang.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Allegiant shined in three categories to nab second place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

“Probably a big school of mackerel. If I were looking for bait today, that would be great, but we want to nab bigger stuff.”

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt