under fire
Example Sentences
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Fox is under fire for missing on-field action during the first match of the World Cup last week.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026
The second-place candidate will go head-to-head in November with incumbent Bass, a Democratic former congresswoman first elected to lead the second-largest US city in 2022, who has come under fire during her time in office.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
“DOGE,” as Elon Musk dubbed the entity, has come under fire from two other whistleblowers for mishandling data and compromising the Social Security numbers of every American.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
In recent years Dolan has come under fire for using facial-recognition technology to bar people from Madison Square Garden.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
They had been under fire together, and as long as he lived Longstreet would never forget the sight of Pickett with the flag going over the wall in the smoke and flame of Chapultepec.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
