Examples of 'came under heavy fire' in a sentence

Meaning of "came under heavy fire"

came under heavy fire: This phrase is used metaphorically to describe criticism, scrutiny, or attack directed towards a person, organization, or idea

How to use "came under heavy fire" in a sentence

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came under heavy fire
The hospital itself came under heavy fire on many occasions.
They were discovered by Spanish scouts and came under heavy fire.
She then came under heavy fire but managed to escape undamaged.
The next day the platoon came under heavy fire.
Here they came under heavy fire both from the palisade and from the surrounding scrub.
There were casualties as the mission came under heavy fire.
Finally his own party came under heavy fire and suffered casualties.
A few hundred meters from Tel Faher he came under heavy fire.
We came under heavy fire but still arrived in Gatow.
The cryogenic cocktails came under heavy fire after the incident.
However, conditions were more difficult than expected and the brigade came under heavy fire.
A Suzuki army jeep came under heavy fire in Harasta and two soldiers were injured.
Military checkpoints in Qatana came under heavy fire.
The troops came under heavy fire from IS militants barricaded inside airport buildings.
From a few hundred meters they came under heavy fire from Syrian tanks.

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The Germans now came under heavy fire from the machine guns brought from the Surprise.
As he spoke, the platoon came under heavy fire.
Then, they came under heavy fire from the hill.
On reaching there, they came under heavy fire.
Sit down . We came under heavy fire but still arrived in Gatow.
During the operation, his team came under heavy fire.
Motor Launch 306 came under heavy fire while proceeding up the River Loire towards the port.
Unsurprisingly, they came under heavy fire.
As the CEO noted, last night, the filtration plant came under heavy fire.
The British destroyers came under heavy fire from German shore batteries.
On arriving at the scene, the officers came under heavy fire.
Immediately, the team came under heavy fire from a second enemy element.
Near the Gesundbrunnen U-Bahn station they came under heavy fire from Red Army troops.
At this point the Israelis came under heavy fire from anti-tank weaponry, artillery and tanks.
Reinforcements from the 150th company came under heavy fire at Taoyuan!
Climbing a gentle slope, they came under heavy fire from the superior French rifles.
On March 1, Strank 's rifle squad came under heavy fire and took cover.
Upon arriving, we came under heavy fire.
The 890th Paratrooper Battalion came under heavy fire as they advanced into the town.
Reinforcements from the 150th company came under heavy fire at Taoyuan! Lieutenant!

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