nabbed
Example Sentences
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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
Lauren Betts nearly nabbed a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds in a 72-62 win over No. 5-seed Ohio State during a semifinal on Saturday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026
He got nabbed after almost 14 years on the lam, some of them spent teaching scuba in Egypt.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026
Their team – all dressed in tasselled cowboy outfits – have nabbed the prize for best-dressed, tying with another team decked out in pink nighties and platinum blonde wigs.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
The odds of sneaking by her twice in one night without getting nabbed were slim.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
