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

Now, he seems to want something, showing up randomly without approaching her until, terrified, she accosts him.

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2022

Emi herself yells at someone who’s inconsiderately parked his truck on a stretch of curb, and later at an older man who accosts her in the street.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2021

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