cross hairs

British  

plural noun

1. Also called: cross wires.  two fine mutually perpendicular lines or wires that cross in the focal plane of a theodolite, gunsight, or other optical instrument and are used to define the line of sight

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Example Sentences

Musk’s relationship with Trump wasn’t the only one in Kimmel’s cross hairs Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2024

They are expected to argue that before he fell into investigators’ cross hairs, there was little evidence he was slipping mentally.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2023

The algorithms powering Facebook and Instagram, which drive what billions of people see on the social networks, have been in the cross hairs of lawmakers, activists and regulators for years.

From New York Times • Jul. 27, 2023

ElPeriodico’s investigations into abuses of power and graft under various administrations has regularly put it in the government’s cross hairs.

From New York Times • May 16, 2023

While I was struggling to get the sights back on the monster, the ship gave another lurch and the cross hairs were right on its neck, about six feet below the head.

From Four-Day Planet by Piper, H. Beam