accosts
Example Sentences
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School marshals escort her and her fellow board members to their cars to ensure no one accosts them.
From Salon • May 15, 2024
“No one accosts me in the street. No one threatens my life, and nobody shoots me,” said Miller, who is white.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2023
The coach, Saul, who’s never seen the kid before, looks on, flummoxed: Who accosts a stranger in this way?
From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2021
As she returns home, apparently from a workout that left her emotional and sweaty, Hakeem accosts her in the doorway.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2015
An hour later, he accosts her in the midway, drops to his knees, and wraps his arms around her legs.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
