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

Her agitated eyes merely took in a manly vision who was accosting her politely, though without removing his hat.

From The Madcap of the School by Salmon, Balliol

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