Accost example sentences

Related (8): - approach, greet, address, stop, waylay, solicit, confront, provoke

ac·cost

verb

accost (verb) · accosts (third person present) · accosted (past tense) · accosted (past participle) · accosting (present participle)

  - approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively:

Synonyms

hail, address, approach, waylay, detain, stop, halt, grab, catch, confront, importune, solicit, buttonhole, collar, nobble

"Accost" Example Sentences


1. The beggar accosted me on the street corner and asked for money.
2. I was accosted by a salesman trying to sell me magazines as I left the store.
3. The angry man accosted the driver with harsh words after the minor fender bender.
4. The stranger accosted me as I was walking home from work and demanded my wallet.
5. I quickly walked away when the panhandler accosted me outside the coffee shop.
6. We were accosted by street vendors as soon as we stepped off the tour bus.
7. The reporter accosted the celebrity as he was leaving the event.
8. I didn't mean to rudely accost you, I simply wanted to ask a question.
9. The police officer roughly accosted the suspect and placed him in handcuffs.
10. My friends and I were accosted by a group of teenage boys who threatened us.
11. The autograph hound accosted the famous actor as he left the movie theater.
12. The mugger accosted the woman and demanded she hand over her purse and jewelry.
13. I was accosted by several men trying to sell me knock-off designer handbags.
14. We were rudely accosted by a panhandler as we were eating dinner outside.
15. The protester accosted the politician as he left the stage after giving his speech.
16. The newspaper reporter accosted the mansion's occupants trying to get a comment.
17. The pickpocket accosted the man and deftly removed his wallet from his back pocket.
18. The police officer accosted the suspicious character loitering outside the store.
19. The door-to-door salesman rudely accosted me even after I said I wasn't interested.
20. The lawyer accosted the witness in an attempt to discredit his testimony.
21. My wife and I were angrily accosted by an irate resident after parking in his spot.
22. The aggressive panhandler accosted me every time I walked down that street.
23. The debt collector angrily accosted the client demanding immediate payment.
24. The crowd of onlookers accosted the police officers demanding answers.
25. I was rudely accosted by a man trying to get me to sign a petition.
26. The officer accosted the man lurking outside the bank and asked for his identification.
27. The homeless man accosted passersby asking for spare change.
28. We were accosted by street vendors the moment we walked through the market gate.
29. The muckraking journalist accosted the politician's wife trying to get dirt on her husband.
30. The political activist accosted pedestrians trying to get them to sign her petition.
31. She was accosted by an aggressive panhandler who refused to take no for an answer.
32. I was rudely accosted by someone trying to sell me magazine subscriptions.
33. The reporter accosted the CEO after the company's quarterly earnings call.
34. The stern officer accosted the youths congregating outside the store after closing.
35. I quickly walked away when the panhandler accosted me and falsely claimed we were friends.
36. The creditor accosted the debtor and demanded immediate repayment of the overdue loan.
37. We were aggressively accosted by peddlers as soon as we set foot on the beach.
38. The security guard accosted the man who was trying to enter the building after hours.
39. The angry protestor accosted the politician as he left the campaign event.
40. The persistent beggar accosted us and refused to stop asking for money.
41. Political protesters angrily accosted the corporate CEO as he left the company building.
42. I didn't want to be rude, but I was accosted multiple times by the same panhandler every day.
43. The angry customer accosted the store manager in the middle of the shopping aisle.
44. The fan rudely accosted the celebrity and demanded an autograph.
45. The witness was angrily accosted outside the courthouse by the defendant's family.
46. Animal rights protesters angrily accosted hunters as they left the sporting goods store.
47. We were rudely accosted by panhandlers a block from the bus stop every day.
48. The interviewer accosted the political candidate with tough questions.
49. The angry mob accosted the fleeing soldiers and demanded their surrender.
50. The detective roughly accosted the suspect and placed him under arrest.

Common Phases


1. The stranger accosted me as I exited the train.
2. The man accosted the elderly woman as she walked down the street.
3. Do not accost people you do not know, it can make them uncomfortable.
4. I was accosted by reporters as I left the courthouse.
5. The beggar accosted me on the corner asking for change.
6. The police officer accosted the man for jaywalking across the street.
7. The bully accosted the smaller boy as he walked home from school.
8. Just ignore anyone who tries to accost you and keep walking.
9. I tried to avoid eye contact so he would not accost me.
10. The salesman aggressively accosted customers as they entered the store.
11. The panhandler accosted passersby, begging for spare change.
12. The reporter accosted the celebrity as they exited the theater.
13. The pickpocket accosted his mark on a crowded subway car.
14. The skateboarder accosted me shouting obscenities for being in his way.
15. The superfan accosted my favorite actor as he left the restaurant.
16. The beggar accosted us as we left the restaurant asking for food.
17. The recruiter aggressively accosted students passing by the booth.
18. He accosted the politician demanding answers to his questions.
19. She accosted her boss demanding a raise after her promotion.
20. The disgruntled customer accosted the manager complaining loudly.
21. Do not accost me unless I know you, stranger.
22. I tried to walk briskly to avoid being accosted by the panhandler.
23. The persistent salesman accosted me trying to sell me a timeshare.
24. The animal rights activist accosted me yelling at me for wearing fur.
25. The panhandler accosted us for spare change while we ate lunch.
26. The homeless veteran accosted us for any help we could provide.
27. The angry activist accosted the CEO shouting slogans of protest.
28. I ignore anyone who tries to accost me with unwanted sales pitches.
29. The man did not appreciate being accosted in the middle of the night.
30. Evangelists accosted us trying to spread their religious message.
31. The aggressive protester accosted media personnel shouting demands.
32. She tried not to make eye contact so she wouldn't be accosted.
33. The crazy conspiracy theorist accosted anyone who would listen.
34. I quickly walked past the woman who tried to accost me on the street.
35. The angry customer accosted the employee shouting complaints.
36. Avoid the man attempting to accost you.
37. The persistent telemarketer accosted me trying to get me to donate.
38. The angry neighbor accosted me yelling about their stolen garden gnome.
39. The woman accosted me asking for money to help her sick child.
40. Do not accost strangers on the street no matter your intentions.
41. The activist accosted shoppers distributing flyers on animal cruelty.
42. The aggressive recruiter accosted college students handing out flyers.
43. Anyone who tries to accost me gets an angry response.
44. The Girl Scout accosted shoppers outside the store selling cookies.
45. The street performer accosted passersby trying to get their attention.
46. The child accosted his father begging for candy as they walked home.
47. The charity worker accosted people leaving the office asking for donations.
48. The boy accosted the girl on the playground demanding she share her toys.
49. The street vendor tried to accost me wanting me to buy his wares.
50. The angry customer accosted the clerk complaining about a defective item.
51. Do not accost me on the street, keep walking and mind your business.
52. The man did not appreciate being accosted as he left the gym that night.
53. She quickly moved away from the man who tried to accost her.
54. The activist instantly accosted me demanding that I sign her petition.
55. The vegan accosted me for eating meat.
56. The persistent panhandler accosted us every time we visited the park.
57. The telemarketer tried to accost me multiple times by phone.
58. The persistent salesman accosted shoppers as they entered the mall.
59. The protester tried to accost the politician demanding answers.
60. I did not appreciate being accosted so rudely by that stranger.

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