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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One of them understands exactly why paps end up in the line of fire.
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Chris Lee, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
Postmortems will be conducted to answer the question of how someone was able to lay down a direct line of fire on a political rally.
—Jacob Ware, TIME, 15 July 2024
Our position on the hill behind our apartment shrouded us from the line of fire.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
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
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Chris Lee, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
Postmortems will be conducted to answer the question of how someone was able to lay down a direct line of fire on a political rally.
—Jacob Ware, TIME, 15 July 2024
Our position on the hill behind our apartment shrouded us from the line of fire.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
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
See all Example Sentences for line of fire
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“Line of fire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20of%20fire. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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