accosted
Example Sentences
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On Tuesday, the 63-year-old doctor of engineering was accosted as she walked through Mexico City.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025
Ring doorbell footage from a neighbour was also played to the jury showing two women approaching and leaving the McCanns' home on 7 December 2024, the same night Mr and Mrs McCann were "accosted".
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025
That’s when he said three men accosted him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
He says he was then dismissed but Mr Jeffries later accosted him in a bathroom.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2025
They had not long separated, when Miss Bingley came towards her, and with an expression of civil disdain accosted her:
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
