Sentence examples for crossed fire from inspiring English sources

The phrase "crossed fire" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be intended to describe a situation where two parties are firing at each other, but the expression is not commonly used.
Example: "During the battle, the soldiers found themselves in a situation where they were caught in crossed fire."
Alternatives: "crossfire" or "mutual fire".

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Burning treatments crossed fire season (dormant, summer) and frequency (annual, biennial, and periodic), and include an unburned control for comparison.

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The New Cross fire swiftly attracted national attention.

• The King's Cross fire, November 18 , 1987 in which 31 people died.

The chemical war is never won, and all life is caught in its cross fire.

These are just a few examples of the innocent people being caught in the cross fire of this gun.

That was exactly 30 years ago and my heart still sinks in despair at the New Cross fire.

In March 1981 he was caught in the cross fire when John W. Hinckley, Jr., fired at Reagan as he exited a Washington, D.C., hotel.

Updated at 2.16pm GMT 1.13pm GMT Australian killed in Syrian cross fire An Australian voluntary aid worker has died in cross gunfire in Syria, according to the Australian.

And entrepreneurs can and do get caught in the cross fire.

90Y radiation cross fire and beta dose spread were taken to be similar to the blurring of activity due to the partial volume effect of PET.

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