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How to use crossfire in a sentence

Looking for sentences and phrases with the word crossfire? Here are some examples.

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Aid workers have been caught in crossfire between warring groups of militia or bandits.
Five civilians caught in the crossfire were killed and 14 wounded, hospital officials said.
The lieutenant went back to find more than 15 men killed by machine-gun crossfire.
Second, it serves as a reminder of the tragic toll war takes on innocents who find themselves caught in the crossfire between contending armies.
Three civilians were caught in the crossfire and killed, and one was wounded.
Kelly Wenham plays go-go dancer Jodi who gets caught in the crossfire as Sam tries to put a stop to club owner Warren's unscrupulous behaviour.
Shell-shocked Kevin finds himself caught in the crossfire between the two women he loves most.
Instead of facing a firing squad, however, they were abandoned in no man's land so that they would be killed by crossfire.
Gunfights become remarkably tense, exciting affairs as you take cover in a crossfire of whistling ricochets.
Rebel snipers had 30 Kyrgyz soldiers pinned in a crossfire in a narrow canyon.
The spectators quickly made an exit, not wishing to be caught in crossfire.
There is also the random danger of being caught by a car bomb or roadside explosive or in a crossfire.
Locals claim the dead were civilians shot by snipers or caught in crossfire.
The situation was extremely perilous and the patrol was in danger of being wiped out by the heavy crossfire.
By the end of the year there were 129 killings, murders, assassinations, crossfire victims, accidents and unexplained deaths.
He saw that his teammate was caught in crossfire, a dozen fighters both good and bad surrounding him.
In fact, Michael even helps out an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire.
However, if such are killed in crossfire or if used as human shields, they become collateral damage.
There are fears that some of the officially acknowledged deaths were in fact civilians caught in crossfire or killed for political reasons.
The open fire regulations were strict because of the fear of friendly crossfire.
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Examples from Classical Literature
But he knew vaguely that he'd been caught in a crossfire between the cautious Purcell and the bold, arrogant Glaudot.
They were overeager to contact the fighters and one of them caught a crossfire as he roared in.
The wounded are lying in heaps, and the crossfire of the Indians, now centering from all points, threatens utter extermination.
He also had a crossfire, that he used at times with telling effect.
The wood rang with the crossfire of the foes who could not see each other.
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