firing line
Example Sentences
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Stood at close range to the batter, right in the firing line, one of the most challenging jobs in Test cricket - and yet she seems genuinely excited by it.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
On the firing line are roles in functions including human resources and risk and compliance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
They said there was no current plan for the kind of complex escorts that in dozens of missions starting in 1987 put Navy ships directly in Iran’s firing line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
Curator Matt Page and his team have been in the firing line after leaving 10 millimetres of grass on the wicket for the fourth Ashes Test against England.
From Barron's ● Dec. 29, 2025
And the remedial training is probably why Miss Preston wants to see me, anyway, so it ain't like I'm in any hurry to get to the firing line.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
