Sentence examples for despite being fired upon from inspiring English sources
The agency reported that the ship had earlier been chased by two Russian Coast Guard vessels, but refused to stop despite being fired upon.
"But when our forces are fired upon, as they are routinely, then they have no option but to return fire".
Despite the acknowledged mistakes, the investigation found that "U.S. forces, given what information they had available to them at the time, acted in self-defense and with appropriate force after being fired upon," Pentagon spokesman George Little said.
The Indian Navy has defended its actions, saying that it fired only after being fired upon.
On being fired upon, INS Tabar retaliated in self-defense and opened fire on the mother vessel".
He fired a flare gun, and the pirates, thinking they were being fired upon, responded by shooting him.
They looked fretfully toward the sky, fearing missiles were being fired upon the city.
Twelve days after being fired upon, he was back at the White House looking sensational.
JERUSALEM — One of her fellow soldiers lay dead, and her Humvee was being fired upon.
