Adjective : two dolphins accosted. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : The beggar accosted me for money. From Dictionary.com.
Since I didn’t want to get accosted is the main reason I hadn’t said anything. From Wordnik.com. [WEINSTEINS BE ALL HATIN’ ON KEVIN SMITH] Reference
As far as being recognized ( "accosted") in LA ... you're welcome. From Wordnik.com. [Steve Skrovan: An Open Letter to Eric Alterman] Reference
Then lifting her voice, she again accosted him. From Wordnik.com. [The Hidden Hand] Reference
He was morose to all that stood in awe of him, and caressed all such as accosted him with familiarity. From Wordnik.com. [The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 6] Reference
"accosted" him, as his cousin, who was one of the Boston Thayers, put it to me. From Wordnik.com. [Margarita's Soul The Romantic Recollections of a Man of Fifty] Reference
So were the workers accosted at the factory gates. From Wordnik.com. [A Danish Conspiracy] Reference
In one bar he was accosted by a lady of the night. From Wordnik.com. [The Private Prince] Reference
Lynda said she was the one "accosted with the red wine.". From Wordnik.com. [Salahis accuse Whoopi of "abuse" on 'The View'] Reference
Billy accosted her when her mother sent money or gifts. From Wordnik.com. [Marine Life] Reference
A knight looked upon him, and came to him, and accosted him. From Wordnik.com. [Aucassin and Nicolette translated from the Old French] Reference
Lynda says she was the one who was "accosted with the red wine.". From Wordnik.com. [Michaele Salahi claims she was verbally attacked and abused by Whoopi Goldberg] Reference
She accosted me with the air of one who had been basely swindled. From Wordnik.com. [The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing] Reference
Gondi looked at him a moment, and accosted him without hesitation. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
United States District Attorney's office and accosted a dandy clerk. From Wordnik.com. [The Dock Rats of New York] Reference
His aides said Hamzy accosted the governor and he spurned her advances. From Wordnik.com. [The Legal Lowdown] Reference
I'm accosted by an unseasonably cold wind when I step onto the sidewalk. From Wordnik.com. [Confessions of a Non-Believer] Reference
It was Roy who accosted him, and Allen muttered something under his breath. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls in Army Service Or, doing their bit for the soldier boys] Reference
When Aucassin saw this strange thing, he came to the king and accosted him. From Wordnik.com. [Aucassin and Nicolette translated from the Old French] Reference
The second time my kid was accosted at school, I taught him how to throw a punch. From Wordnik.com. [Joy Unexpected] Reference
Aaron Eckhart, who plays a chiseled misogynist named Chad, was accosted at a party. From Wordnik.com. [Swimming With Sharks] Reference
Not once am I accosted by a pushy street person asking, "Buddy, can you spare a blip?". From Wordnik.com. [Using Bytes To Buy Butter And Beer] Reference
Four male juveniles came out of woods, and two accosted a 16-year-old boy riding his bicycle. From Wordnik.com. [Fairfax County crime report] Reference
How many times she accosted him boldly on the steps to agree upon a rendezvous for the evening!. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Last winter, I shared my tale of being accosted by an overzealous salesperson at a local mall. From Wordnik.com. [How do you deal with rude salespeople?] Reference
Now Sharon sits in his office in Jerusalem accosted by critics who claim he has put his country in danger. From Wordnik.com. ['A Very Fateful Step'] Reference
So saying, he walked up towards a house that was not far off, and accosted some men who were standing there. From Wordnik.com. [Lost in the Fog] Reference
The conversation of the Prince and his ministers was a little interrupted by some persons who accosted them. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers] Reference
We accosted the first Tartar whom we met; and he promised, with great readiness, to procure us what we wanted. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865] Reference
Hanagan has had to get used to walking down the street and being accosted by people asking him to win it for the north. From Wordnik.com. [Paul Hanagan: I never set out to win the jockey championship] Reference
A female accosted a 17-year-old female acquaintance and asked her to go outside to a parking lot, where she then punched her. From Wordnik.com. [Fairfax County crime report] Reference
He was still wondering how he was going to find a place to sleep, when he was accosted by a policeman, and taken into a doorway. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of a Boy Reporter] Reference
Then I accosted the latter, and reminded him of our former meeting; he looked at me for a moment, and then seemed to recollect me. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Beyond the city gates, where the palm trees grew and the camels trudged lazily toward the distant desert, he was suddenly accosted by. From Wordnik.com. [Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends] Reference
The two exchange unkind words before the accosted vendor gets out of his truck and things get physical (at around the two-minute mark.). From Wordnik.com. [Ice Cream Truck Fight: Vendor Brawls With Competitor (VIDEO)] Reference
And slowly approaching, he accosted a young light-horseman, of about eighteen, who was sitting apart from his comrades upon the parapet. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
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