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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Nabbed the 25th spot when Xander Schauffele finished 26th.

From Golf Digest • Oct. 23, 2019

Nabbed by the Imperial police, who dragged him before the Prince Regent, Would-Be-Assassin Wang was asked by His Highness: "Why did you wish to take my life?"

From Time Magazine Archive

Nabbed in 1917 by the French, El Hiba passed his baton on to Brother Merebbi.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nabbed by Soviet counterintelligence last July, she was photographed with an array of spy gear and quietly allowed to leave the U.S.S.R. under diplomatic immunity.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Nabbed?" was Minikin's enquiry on my return to the back office for my hat.

From Paul Kelver, a Novel by Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka)