under fire
Example Sentences
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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
Dell Technologies gains as Super Micro comes under fire for its employees’ involvement in an alleged chip smuggling plot.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 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
“Of course they had a right,” General Peckem snapped with cold and calculated severity, resolving right then and there to test the mettle of his new colonel under fire.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
