Sentence examples for taking enemy from inspiring English sources

The new McCain advertisement, called "Courage," depicts the senator as a hero taking enemy fire.

E. Alan Brudno was in the backseat of an F-4 Phantom fighter jet over Vietnam when it began taking enemy fire on Oct. 18, 1965.

At the time, Davis was serving in a medevac unit that flew Black Hawk helicopters in Afghanistan to rescue wounded soldiers, sometimes taking enemy fire in the process.

TRIPOLI, Libya — Libyan rebels began what they called full-scale attacks to subdue the loyalist holdouts of Bani Walid and Surt on Friday night, breaking their own deadline for surrender after taking enemy fire.

AFTER INTERPOL WARRANTS Libyan rebels began what they called full-scale attacks to subdue the loyalist holdouts of Bani Walid and Surt, breaking their own deadline for surrender after taking enemy fire.

Within hours, a Marine Corps Osprey, a transport aircraft that can take off and land like a helicopter, put down nearby, taking enemy fire as it came in, and the Marines grimly loaded the bodies aboard for the trip to the cemetery.

Harry, 28, told how he took enemy fighters "out of the game" during his 20-week posting.

Women fly medevac helicopters, often descending directly into firefights to carry away wounded soldiers as they take enemy fire.

The Romans were also masters of siegecraft who used such devices as battering rams, catapults, and ballistae (giant crossbows) to take enemy fortifications.

The Tomahawk Cruise missile is 20ft (6.1m) long and flies at more than 700 mph for a range of about 1,000 miles, close enough to the ground to take enemy air defences by surprise.

Anyway, now that their two hour musical revue from the middle of World War Two is over, they finally take enemy fire.