line of fire

noun phrase

: the place where bullets are being shot

Some civilians got caught in the line of fire.

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These kids find themselves in a double line of fire, attacked in person and online by their peers (and increasingly, their peers’ parents) and disciplined by the institutions that are meant to guide them. —

Gayle Forman, Peoplemag, 18 July 2024 Praying for President Trump, others in the line of fire, and our entire country. —

Hannah Dormido, Washington Post, 14 July 2024 There’s a moment in that episode of simultaneous chaos that happens, with two cars crashing as a man attempts to drown the receptionist and Sister Megan finds herself in the line of fire. —

Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2024 But the California amphibians are once again in the line of fire and another rescue mission could be in the cards. —

Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for line of fire

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