nab

Example Sentences

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Officers don’t believe Keys was hiding out in the store to be the first to nab a set of the Pokémon cards.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

That enthusiasm is helping upstarts nab much higher valuations than they could get on the private markets, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Plus, how the war is making U.S. stocks look a lot more attractive, and why now might be the best time to nab a cheap EV.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 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

“It seems to me there’s nothing to do except wait for the break that will nab Joe Mondragon outside the framework of irrigation rights and that damn beanfield.”

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols