Sentence examples for continual fire from inspiring English sources

Basilone moved an extra gun into position and maintained continual fire against the incoming Japanese forces.

Then, after a full week of continual fire, the British guns abruptly fell silent.

Moving an extra gun into position, he placed it in action, then, under continual fire, repaired another and personally manned it, gallantly holding his line until replacements arrived.

The Israeli government had argued that the more limited amount of fuel it intended to allow through met the basic needs of Gaza's population while exacting a widely felt price among Gazans for the continual firing of rockets and mortars into Israel by Palestinian militants.

Subjected to continual cannon fire and a frontal attack by skirmishers and a column of elite troops, the Austrians were defeated.

It speaks, for example, of the "immense distress" suffered by Israelis facing continual rocket fire from Gaza.

Conspicuous is right; after the bulk of the regiment was forced to retreat, Doss, alone and exposed to continual enemy fire, went to the aid of some seventy-five injured comrades, lowering them, one by one, over an escarpment to safety.

I doubt the bill could stagger through to third reading under continual friendly fire.

For weeks, continual rocket fire disrupted lives and rattled nerves across Israel, even though nearly all the projectiles that would have struck populated areas were intercepted by a sophisticated U.S.-funded antimissile system.

At a time when science is under continual attack from politics and other outside sources, the last thing we need is a circular firing squad.

Those systems are under continual attack.