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Accosted is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Accosted in a sentence

Accosted | Accost | Accosting | Accosts

Accosted meaning

  1. Supported on both sides by other charges.
  2. Side by side.

Using Accosted

  • The main meaning on this page is: Supported on both sides by other charges. | Side by side.
  • In the example corpus, accosted often appears in combinations such as: accosted by, was accosted, accosted the.

Context around Accosted

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Accosted

  • In this selection, "accosted" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, allegedly, aggressively, violently, twice, security and elmo stand out and add context to how "accosted" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include after being accosted twice friday and and he accosted her outside. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "accosted" sits close to words such as adamson, adapts and adeyemi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with accosted

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

He also said members of the Nevada Palestine Liberation group verbally accosted him because of his kippah. (17 words)

Live on The Today Show, Larry did a bit where he accosted Elmo, and people got mad. (17 words)

She was allegedly accosted by a man who pulled her to one side before shooting her multiple times. (18 words)

As soon as he pulled to a stop at the parking lot and alighted from his vehicle, several armed security agents working for GON violently accosted and abducted him, handcuffed him, blindfolded him, bundled him in a vehicle and sped away. (41 words)

Reports are that about 4:10 a.m. on Thursday the alleged criminals were in Johnson Hill in Hellshire attempting to steal a Toyota Probox motor car when they were accosted by two firearm holders. (35 words)

The tensions simmered, taking in the moment during the interval when Samir Nasri, working here as a media pundit, was aggressively accosted by an Arsenal fan in one of the concourses. (31 words)

Example sentences (20)

A Muslim woman from Winnipeg says she's shocked, scared and in disbelief after being accosted twice Friday morning.

Boulder demanded citizen police oversight in 2019 after Zayd Atkinson, a Black university student, was accosted by police in an incident that escalated into a life-threatening situation.

She said she believed she had asked him “why are you behaving this way” and why he had “accosted” Ms McShane.

She was allegedly accosted by a man who pulled her to one side before shooting her multiple times.

The tensions simmered, taking in the moment during the interval when Samir Nasri, working here as a media pundit, was aggressively accosted by an Arsenal fan in one of the concourses.

According to police, the deceased was walking along the Old Montrose Public Road towards his residence, when he was accosted by a masked gunman, who shot him multiple times.

According to the release, Hamilton was on his way home from Kingstown when he was accosted by an assailant or assailants and was shot multiple times about his body.

A few weeks ago, I was in Chennai at a relative’s wedding, where I was accosted by a middle-aged man.

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An 18-year-old man was accosted by an unknown man, who attempted to steal the 18-year-old’s backpack.

As soon as he pulled to a stop at the parking lot and alighted from his vehicle, several armed security agents working for GON violently accosted and abducted him, handcuffed him, blindfolded him, bundled him in a vehicle and sped away.

At that time, the accused boy, studying in Class 10, was hovering there and he accosted her outside the girls’ toilet.

Croydon resident Aaron Sharma was accosted in March on the Victoria Line when an officer saw him “pass through the interchanging doors while the train was in motion”.

Dr. Afunye said he had been accosted by angry people at a restaurant and his home, where he lives with his wife and three young children.

He also said members of the Nevada Palestine Liberation group verbally accosted him because of his kippah.

It is alleged that a group of armed suspects accosted security personnel shortly after a pickup at the mall.

Kagiso Gladwin Thamaga accosted three women en route to a church service at knifepoint stealing a phone, which he later sold to a third party.

Live on The Today Show, Larry did a bit where he accosted Elmo, and people got mad.

Reports are that about 4:10 a.m. on Thursday the alleged criminals were in Johnson Hill in Hellshire attempting to steal a Toyota Probox motor car when they were accosted by two firearm holders.

The 46-year-old woman was accosted by the suspects whilst she was closing her bottle store in Kokstad.

The police say initial reports in the John’s Hole incident indicate that two masked individuals, armed with guns, entered the home and accosted the occupants.

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Common combinations with accosted

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "accosted" in a sentence?
An example: "A Muslim woman from Winnipeg says she's shocked, scared and in disbelief after being accosted twice Friday morning." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "accosted" from authentic English texts.
What does "accosted" mean?
Accosted means: Supported on both sides by other charges.
How many example sentences with "accosted" are there?
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