How to Use under fire in a Sentence

under fire

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• This is the second officer to come under fire in less than a week.
  — Reg Chapman, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
• Real strength – the kind that holds up under fire – is not something that can be topped off with a hormone.
  — Adam Stanaland, The Conversation, 20 July 2026
• My father, who had been flying under fire without complaint, lost it.
  — Mahsa Alimardani, Time, 6 July 2026
• While under fire and in a foxhole listening to his tiny radio for some semblance of normalcy.
  — Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
• The cameras lately have come under fire for officers misusing them.
  — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
• Angels owner Arte Moreno has come under fire since the team has not made the playoffs since 2014.
  — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
• Cunningham is under fire for defending women's sports and Hill wasted little time weighing in.
  — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
• When an infantry unit was trapped and isolated by the enemy, Capers led a rescue mission to get the Marines out of the kill zone under fire.
  — Ethan Rocke, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026
• The channel has come under fire from journalists for breaching the impartiality rules that apply to news broadcasters.
  — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026
• But now, the singer has come under fire for allegedly borrowing heavily from popular songs in her music without proper credit.
  — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026
• Embattled by a combination of (mostly) fake and real outrage, Triple H has come under fire for booking the same people in the main event.
  — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
• Capo's is under fire after police said a woman was raped in a parking lot after leaving the bar on East Carson Street earlier this month.
  — Jennifer Borrasso, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
• Oil spills spreading off the coasts of Iran and Oman are raising concerns about environmental damage as oil shipments have come under fire in the Iran war.
  — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
• The answer rests in part on strong institutions and steady economic management, a central bank and a government that held the macro-economy together under fire.
  — Frayda Leibtag, Time, 13 July 2026
• In other situations, a special teams coach who has come under fire might rather live with a touchback on a kickoff than risk a long return, knowing defensive coaches would take the blame for what happens next.
  — Mike Sando, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
• Amid cultural and social upheaval in America, Parton grew accustomed to coming under fire.
  — Shima Oliaee, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
• Elon Musk, once glorified as a technological genius, has come under fire for making bigoted and antisemitic comments.
  — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
• Schottenheimer, who has been under fire for his game management, chose to try the 2-point conversion after George Pickens' TD catch.
  — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
• The controversial license plate readers have come under fire recently, with several Massachusetts towns shutting their systems down.
  — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
• Charlotte’s public transit system has been under fire since passenger Iryna Zarutska was stabbed in August 2025 on a light rail train.
  — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026
• The nationwide network of Flock Safety surveillance cameras has come under fire due to concerns about misuse by police officers and the invasion of privacy.
  — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
• Casualty evacuation has also become common, although such missions require careful planning under fire.
  — David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
• However, the company has come under fire recently after law enforcement officers were accused of misusing Flock's camera system.
  — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
• Dru-Ann Jones (Regina Hall) is a college friend and a sports agent who is under fire for publicly dismissing one of her clients who wanted to take a break from playing soccer to focus on mental health.
  — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 July 2026
• Ye, who has come under fire in recent years for a series of antisemitic statements, performed at the New Orleans Caesars Superdome on Friday evening.
  — Shayna Jacobs, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026
• Epic’s announcement comes at a time health insurance business practices are under fire from patients, physicians, lawmakers and regulators at both the state and federal level to reduce or get rid of prior authorization.
  — Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
• But critics have warned the gloves will give ICE another weapon to intimidate and brutalize people even as the agency is under fire for excessive force that has left a trail of deaths and injuries across the nation.
  — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
• Wilson’s translation has come under fire for her decision to render Homeric Greek into a direct, colloquial English.
  — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026
• But Baltimore backed out of its trade for Maxx Crosby, and thus this Chiefs-Raiders game, like many in the past, will have the Chiefs’ best player under fire from the top player on the other side.
  — Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026
• Sargeant, a Florida oil magnate, had come under fire from Venezuelan opposition figures and US allies for allegedly propping up Maduro.
  — Fabiola Zerpa, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026