accosted; accosting; accosts
: to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way
He was accosted by a stranger on the street.
Examples of accost in a Sentence
He was accosted by three gang members on the subway.
She was so famous that people would accost her on the street and ask for an autograph.
Recent Examples on the Web
Tim Wagner, a sitting member of German parliament, was hanging campaign posters for a liberal colleague when he was accosted on the streets of Eisenberg.
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Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 May 2024
Witnesses who spoke with The Times accused the guards of assaulting and accosting demonstrators who posed no threat and leaving the scene at a key moment on May 1, as counterprotesters escalated violence that left at least 30 people injured.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
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Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 May 2024
Witnesses who spoke with The Times accused the guards of assaulting and accosting demonstrators who posed no threat and leaving the scene at a key moment on May 1, as counterprotesters escalated violence that left at least 30 people injured.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
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“Accost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accost. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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accost
verb
ac·cost
ə-ˈkȯst 
-ˈkäst
: to approach and speak to often in a challenging or aggressive way
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