trial by fire

Example Sentences

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In a diplomatic trial by fire she hosted President Trump in Tokyo only days later, widely seen in Japan as a huge success.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

Not unlike her first day on the job as director-to-be of AIIMS, which was nothing short of a trial by fire.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2025

Harvick noted as much as he signed off from the Clash, where he and former teammate Bowyer bantered throughout Harvick’s second trial by fire.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2024

It was kind of trial by fire as soon as I was born, in a way, on a human, cultural level.

From Salon • Oct. 25, 2023

Yet he suspected this was just the beginning of a much larger trial by fire.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman