accosting
- present participle of accost.
Example Sentences
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Fans have been seen accosting board members in hotel lobbies and airports, while on the pitch the team languish 14 points off the Premiership summit as Europe continues to to be a traumatic experience.
From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025
A video seen by The Associated Press showed scores of Turkish Cypriots accosting a much smaller group of Slovak and British U.N. soldiers trying to hold them back from starting work inside the buffer zone.
From Washington Times • Aug. 18, 2023
A video seen by the Associated Press showed scores of Turkish Cypriots accosting a much smaller group of Slovak and British U.N. soldiers trying to hold them back from starting work inside the buffer zone.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2023
Last January, a video resurfaced of Greene accosting David Hogg, a survivor of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Florida.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2022
‘I can’t bear that dreadful woman accosting me every time I happen to walk by.’
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
