was accosting
- past progressive of accost.
Example Sentences
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The most detailed one I heard was on the beach around Thanksgiving time, when she went up to a family that had masks on and was accosting them.
From Slate ● Apr. 22, 2021
At first, he assumed a customer was accosting a worker.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2020
The latter gentleman, busy and important, dropped much of his official way when he found whom he was accosting.
From The Purchase Price by Hough, Emerson
A well-dressed man had crossed from the opposite side, and was accosting the carrier in charge of the van.
From The Haunters & The Haunted Ghost Stories And Tales Of The Supernatural by Rhys, Ernest
The daughter of the well-to-do Panuel Lovell and my guest was accosting a tourist with, 'Let me tell you your fortune, my pretty gentleman.
From Aylwin by Watts-Dunton, Theodore
