line of fire
noun phrase
: the place where bullets are being shot
Some civilians got caught in the line of fire.
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Cities like Minneapolis, Des Moines, and Kansas City are all in the line of fire, Dolce said.
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
Bode and then an arriving Manny were left to deal with the gas station fire — including the fact that a teenage girl was trapped inside, and the discovery of a rack of propane tanks in the line of fire — until Vince, Jake, and Eve with Three Rock rolled up.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 25 Apr. 2025
Auto making powerhouses South Korea and Japan are also in the line of fire, particularly if recent levies are stacked with prior ones.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are in a tit-for-tat trade war, each fully willing to escalate, with the fight against inflation directly in the line of fire.
—Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
Bode and then an arriving Manny were left to deal with the gas station fire — including the fact that a teenage girl was trapped inside, and the discovery of a rack of propane tanks in the line of fire — until Vince, Jake, and Eve with Three Rock rolled up.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 25 Apr. 2025
Auto making powerhouses South Korea and Japan are also in the line of fire, particularly if recent levies are stacked with prior ones.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are in a tit-for-tat trade war, each fully willing to escalate, with the fight against inflation directly in the line of fire.
—Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for line of fire
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“Line of fire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20of%20fire. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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