under fire

Example Sentences

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FIFA, already under fire over the high cost of match tickets, previously said that the original host city agreements "required free transportation for fans to all matches."

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

In the other race, a longtime judge is under fire from his challenger over courtroom comments an outside commission found inappropriate, prompting admonishment.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Concerns over a possible private-credit crisis is intensifying as Wall Street’s biggest banks have increasingly come under fire for their significant exposure.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

A second cargo ship came under fire west of Iran, according to the UKMTO, which monitors threats to shipping.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Think of her three years ago, a weeping jelly of fear under fire.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein