accosted
Example Sentences
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Singapore’s Immigration and Checkpoints Authority has deported and barred 26-year-old Johnson Wen from reentering the country after he crashed the yellow carpet and accosted star Ariana Grande, according to several reports.
From Los Angeles Times
Mr. Rosset had become a subject of fascination to his acolytes, some of whom accosted him for selfies.
From New York Times
A group of Black Tunisian family & friends during funeral was accosted by police today.
From Washington Post
Federal officials had reopened the investigation after a 2017 book quoted Donham as saying she lied when she claimed Till accosted her.
From Seattle Times
Prosecutors said Smollett, who is Black and gay, lied to police when he told them he was accosted on a dark Chicago street by two masked strangers in January 2019.
From Reuters
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