crossfire

Example Sentences

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The initiative increasingly relied on foreign investors to bridge the funding gap, an ambition now caught directly in the crossfire.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tit-for-tat strikes in recent days have thrust one of the world’s key chokepoints for energy into the crossfire.

From The Wall Street Journal

They were bystanders, it turned out, caught in crossfire.

From BBC

Now, school picture day is in the crossfire.

From The Wall Street Journal

"As someone who's been caught in the crossfire before, I feel sorry for the athletes," she said.

From BBC