in the crosshairs

idiom

: being aimed at by a gun (such as a rifle) that has an aiming device with crosshairs

—often used figuratively

The senator's voting record was in the crosshairs of his political rivals.

Examples of in the crosshairs in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That would put Thanksgiving right in the crosshairs, with the busiest time of the year to travel less than three weeks away. —Jason Ma, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025

But this time, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani found himself in the crosshairs. —Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025

The season also introduced several new characters into the fold as Mabel, Charles, and Oliver tackled an emotional death that caught them in the crosshairs of a trio of ultra-wealthy characters loosely inspired by real-life figures and played by Zellweger, Christoph Waltz, and Logan Lerman. —Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025

But when the 1929 stock market crash caught Austen in the crosshairs, her financial standing plummeted. —Margaret Hetherman, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for in the crosshairs

• concessionaires
• affaires
• affairs
• armchairs
• bulgars
• compares
• declares
• despairs
• downstairs
• forbears
• forebears
• housewares