Examples of 'were under fire' in a sentence

Meaning of "were under fire"

were under fire: experiencing heavy criticism or opposition. This phrase is commonly used to describe someone or something that is being strongly attacked or scrutinized for their actions or decisions

How to use "were under fire" in a sentence

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were under fire
We were under fire and he broke cover to get me.
All approaches to the river bank were under fire.
We were under fire crossing the border.
I doubt they could have been faster had we were under fire.
We were under fire all the time.
Yesterday we were under fire.
They were under fire for an hour and a half.
We got the call that our snipers were under fire.
They were under fire themselves for most of the time.
His duty as a mechanic involved working on tanks while they were under fire.
But we were under fire.
The settlements of Kalinovo and Lozovoe were under fire.
You were under fire.
During the attack the United Nations reported to the IDF that they were under fire.
They were under fire.

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We were there to investigate the hack, and then we were under fire.
My guys were under fire.
The next day, pilots who had previously flown unchallenged were under fire.
They were under fire the whole of the day by our artillery.
He was in urgent need of help . But we were under fire.
Decades ago they were under fire over concerns around their dietary cholesterol content.
Minutes later, the Marines reported they were under fire.
They realized that Bravo were under fire and returning fire themselves.
On the way back, I could hear they were under fire.
The Americans were under fire from all sides and running low on ammunition.
At Mons, advancing Germans believed that they were under fire from British machine guns.
They were under fire and you did not head back to help?
The next day, they were under fire.
We were under fire from the Germans . We managed to break out, but.
There was no moon, we were scattered, we were under fire.
There was a moment where we were under fire Shoot the… where I had to make a decision.
Uh huh . There was no moon, we were scattered, we were under fire.
It was dark, you were under fire.
I need to know what went on back there, Teal'c . We were under fire.
All of a sudden, we were under fire.
The areas of Kalinovo, Lozovoye, Prishib and Logvinovo were under fire.
It was him . It was dark . You were under fire.
In fact, it was the exact opposite. They were under fire.
Only days. 'Yesterday we were under fire.
I just told you, it was him. - It was dark, you were under fire.

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