had accosted
- past perfect of accost.
Example Sentences
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A man in a brown suit had accosted him and demanded some proof of his identity.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 4, 2019
After complaints by local paparazzi that Bieber's bodyguards had accosted them, Rio police said they would look into the incident and determine whether Bieber had broken Brazilian laws against the destruction of property.
From Reuters ● Nov. 6, 2013
He had accosted them in civilian dress — why was he now brought forward in military fatigues?
From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2011
His accuser is a 32-year-old originally from Guinea in west Africa who reportedly told authorities that Mr Strauss-Kahn had accosted her after she entered his hotel room to clean it.
From BBC ● May 21, 2011
She’d frozen when Tante Heleen had accosted her in West Stave.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
