in the line of fire
Example Sentences
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In effect, the core casualties of the 1997–98 Asian financial crisis are back in the line of fire as currency speculators circle.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
They needed work, even if they were putting themselves in the line of fire.
From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025
Prayers for the dead have become a regular ritual in al-Mabrouka, a neighbourhood in the western al-Thawra district of Omdurman that is in the line of fire between the army and the RSF.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2025
If they simply don't want to be in the line of fire, it's a sad comment on the military ethos for which they claim to be speaking.
From Salon • Oct. 23, 2024
He’d be deserting in the line of fire.
From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson
