How to Use crosshair in a Sentence

crosshair

noun

• And that puts him in the crosshairs after a loss like this.
  — Stephen Holder, Indianapolis Star, 22 Oct. 2017
• Mario Batali is the latest celebrity to get caught in the crosshairs of the #MeToo movement.
  — Valentina Zarya, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2017
• Millions of Yemeni citizens who are caught in the crosshairs are in need of immediate aid.
  — Alex Siquig, GQ, 12 Dec. 2017
• This kind of contentious back-and-forth is not unusual when a company is in an activist investor’s crosshairs.
  — Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
• This, though, is not the first time Trump has suggested putting Clinton in law enforcement's crosshairs.
  — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 3 Nov. 2017
• That puts us in the same position as his wife and children, wondering what their father could possibly have done to put him in the regime’s crosshairs.
  — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2024
• President Donald Trump is finally in the crosshairs of the #MeToo movement.
  — Jeet Heer, New Republic, 12 Dec. 2017
• The uncharacteristic breakdown of Baltimore’s defense is in the crosshairs this week.
  — Paul Dehner Jr., Cincinnati.com, 15 Dec. 2017
• Manafort was Trump’s campaign manager for a good chunk of 2016, and has long been reported to be in Mueller’s crosshairs.
  — Benjamin Hart, Daily Intelligencer, 30 Oct. 2017
• Workplace safety, clear air and water, and scores of other regulations are likewise in the administration’s crosshairs.
  — Rajesh D. Nayak, Slate Magazine, 22 Dec. 2017
• These are the dates that validate the regular season and will bring great scrutiny upon a Warriors team squarely in the crosshairs of every opponent.
  — Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Oct. 2017
• Since December, the company has been in the crosshairs of more than 40 states investigating price-fixing in the generics industry.
  — Michael Hiltzik, chicagotribune.com, 1 Nov. 2017
• Michael Saponara: Is this bait to get in the Swifty crosshairs?
  — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 23 July 2024
• Fairstein, as she is portrayed in the film, was in the crosshairs.
  — Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, 8 July 2019
• The crosshairs of the picture show the location of the black hole.
  — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 10 June 2019
• So Liz, and therefore Agnes, are sort of in the crosshairs.
  — Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 12 Oct. 2019
• Turn the scope to line the crosshairs up with the vertical line.
  — Field & Stream, 12 Sep. 2019
• The crosshair can be set to dot or cross shapes, in green, red, or white.
  — PCMAG, 1 Mar. 2023
• Afghanistan, Iraq and then Libya fell into the crosshairs.
  — Thomas Grove, WSJ, 23 Jan. 2019
• Burgers and hash browns were ready to serve in 10 of the 11 stores caught in Michael’s crosshairs.
  — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 5 Aug. 2019
• Hitting the breaks when there's a friendly in the crosshairs isn't so easy.
  — Michael Casagrande, AL.com, 9 Apr. 2018
• Afghan forces have been in the crosshairs of the Taliban despite the peace accord that the U.S. signed with the group.
  — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 15 May 2020
• Soleimani has long been in the crosshairs of U.S. military.
  — David Jackson, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2020
• Their ailments and age put them in the crosshairs of the coronavirus.
  — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 2 Apr. 2020
• Elway has been in the fans’ crosshairs over the last few days following the 0-3 start.
  — Ryan O’Halloran, The Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2019
• Their strength in Iowa put them in the crosshairs of rivals as the race shifted to New Hampshire.
  — Steve Peoples, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Feb. 2020
• Billionaire Steve Wynn is the latest to get caught in the crosshairs of the #MeToo movement.
  — Valentina Zarya, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2018
• The prospect of playing games without fans would put athletes in the crosshairs of the disease.
  — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 15 May 2020
• And as is usually the case, the big-money quarterback is the one in the crosshairs ahead of all that.
  — Albert Breer, SI.com, 27 June 2019
• Dele Alli in particular was in the crosshairs for his start to the game.
  — SI.com, 7 July 2018

Last Updated: 29 Oct 2024