Sentence examples for was accosted from inspiring English sources
verb
To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request.
Instead I was accosted by your political views, which I do not share.
As I waited for him, I was accosted by the smack-talking riders.
The Dunbar guard, a woman, was accosted and overpowered in the bank vestibule, the police said.
"Suddenly I was accosted by another user via the Talk program," he recalled.
Towards the end, my friend George landed and I saw he was accosted by the police.
When she entered the house, she was accosted by two masked intruders.
Mr. Reynolds, for instance, was followed from a restaurant in Hampstead before he was accosted.
While I was waiting for my return train, I was accosted by a Hare Krishna.
In that scenario, Martin was innocently returning home when he was accosted by Zimmerman.
She was accosted by a crowd, and many of her belongings were kicked into the street.
There she was accosted by two teenage girls, aged 14 and 18.
