accosted
Example Sentences
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Jurors heard Botezatu was accosted after he left Latin American restaurant Amazonico in Berkeley Square, central London, just before midnight on 28 January.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Ramirez asked his attorney, Luis Castillo, if the agents who accosted him “had violence on their mind when they used that word.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
On Tuesday, the 63-year-old doctor of engineering was accosted as she walked through Mexico City.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025
Mrs McCann arrived home first and "was accosted" by Ms Wandelt, who tried to stop her entering her property, while she said Mrs Spragg had been "aggressive".
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025
She’d frozen when Tante Heleen had accosted her in West Stave.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
