under fire
Example Sentences
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Around the altar, placards bearing the names of Christian villages in south Lebanon -- cut off from the rest of the country or under fire -- had been placed.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
Meanwhile, Disney was coming under fire for its climbing into bed with a company that artists, writers and other content creators regard as a plagiarism machine.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Another function on the app, its 'heatmap', has previously come under fire for sharing the location of exercise routes of military personnel in bases around the world.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
Even Mamdani’s family’s social media usage is coming under fire.
From Salon • Mar. 12, 2026
The technicians from the 586th hadn’t ever been under fire before.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
