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

Twining said he and his wife have been accosted in a restaurant and at the grocery store over his presence at the vigil and the incorrect assumption that he’s supportive of white nationalists.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2025

One person who couldn't believe his eyes was Happy Mondays star Bez, who accosted Boone during an interview with Rita Ora.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2024

She says she has had to calm some women down who have been spoken to or accosted by protesters on their way in for an appointment.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2024

The men she bit she accosted at parties, weddings, at the theater.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny