How to Use come under in a Sentence

come under

phrasal verb
  • Hegseth came under fire for how the military was used in the protests.
    — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 18 June 2025
  • The role — and size — of the U.S. Supreme Court has come under scrutiny in recent years.
    — Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
  • The news comes as the chain has come under heavy criticism for the amount of caffeine in the drinks, which will be removed from the menu.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2024
  • The city came under fire after the 2023 storm for failing to keep power lines clear of tree limbs.
    — Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
  • The scene was chaotic as the brush fire burned and firefighters rushed to the scene only to come under heavy fire.
    — Rebecca Boone, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
  • If that falls apart, US naval ships in the Red Sea could once again come under assault from the group’s drones and missiles.
    — Sara Braun, Fortune, 22 June 2025
  • Much of the good news had to do with the economy, as the stock market broke records and prices have come under control.
    — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Belgorod and Kursk, both close to the Ukrainian border, have also come under fire in the past.
    — Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 5 July 2023
  • More villages in southern Lebanon have come under shelling.
    — Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2024
  • This is not the first time that an executive branch member came under fire for using the term.
    — ABC News, 4 July 2025
  • The city has come under near-daily attacks since Ukraine recaptured it a year ago.
    — TIME, 12 Nov. 2023
  • To say that supply chains have come under enormous stress over the last few years is, well, a bit of an understatement.
    — Bernard Marr, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Kharkiv and Odessa have also come under attack in recent days.
    — Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2023
  • But some of those deals are coming under more scrutiny as studios look to cut costs.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The app has come under fire in recent weeks after Title 42 was lifted.
    — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 1 July 2023
  • Rostov-on-Don, about 75 miles from the Ukrainian border, has come under attack during the Ukraine war.
    — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Teixeira has fought twice in 2024, with both contests coming under the LFA banner.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
  • The bill has come under scrutiny, as a similar type of firearm was used in a 2018 school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas.
    — Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
  • Both offer low-cost access to the slopes but have come under fire for overcrowding resorts.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Sep. 2023
  • In a nutshell, Springfield has come under verbal siege.
    — Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Cheatle came under intense scrutiny in the wake of the shooting, which took place during a rally for Trump.
    — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 23 July 2024
  • Most of the twenty-two hospitals in the north had come under direct attack, according to CNN.
    — Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
  • But when Tom accepts a job at the other end of the country, their happily ever after comes under threat.
    — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2024
  • New Orleans finished 5-12, with all five wins coming under Carr.
    — Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Beyoncé came under fire when her hair care brand was first announced in 2023.
    — Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
  • Even though Citizens didn’t have the same problems as the banks that failed last year, your stock came under a lot of pressure like almost all regional banks.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 10 Mar. 2024
  • The decision in the show seems to have been made to give Tommy a big moment in Jackson, which comes under attack at the same time Joel is captured by Abby and her gang.
    — Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Meanwhile, in 2021, the Colombian rapper Balvin came under fire for a music video that featured him walking Black women around on a leash.
    — Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 25 Sep. 2024
  • But historians who studied the Poles’ role in the Holocaust came under attack.
    — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2023
  • During the time Alana came under fire for pretending to snort cocaine on social media.
    — Julia Moore, People.com, 13 May 2025

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