under fire

phrase

1

: exposed to fire from an enemy's weapons

The soldier showed courage under fire.

2

: under attack

The company has come under fire for its discriminatory hiring policies.

Examples of under fire in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While under fire and in a foxhole listening to his tiny radio for some semblance of normalcy. — Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026

Bo French, a GOP candidate for Texas’ powerful Railroad Commission, is under fire for racist posts targeting Asian American students celebrating a dramatic football win. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Other positions of the Democratic Socialists of America party that have come under fire in the 2026 election cycle have included abolishing the Senate, closing prisons, and having corporations become owned by the government. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Sep. 2026

The controversial license plate readers have come under fire recently, with several Massachusetts towns shutting their systems down. — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for under fire

• acquire
• attire
• bonfire
• campfire
• ceasefire
• conspire
• desire
• enquire
• entire
• greenbrier
• gunfire
• homebuyer