accost

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

This was accomplished by Rebecca rudely accosting him while he was using a urinal last episode.

From New York Times

The fake coat fooled a lot of people — and it fooled a lot of people in the same week that saw fake, AI-generated images of cops accosting former president Donald Trump.

From Washington Post

A group of Black Tunisian family & friends during funeral was accosted by police today.

From Washington Post