come under

phrasal verb

came under; come under; coming under; comes under

: to be subjected to (something)

The troops were resting when they suddenly came under attack.

Many people feel that their civil rights are coming under threat.

The school is coming under pressure to change its policies.

: to be affected, controlled, or influenced by (something)

an area that has come under the control of rebel forces

He was 30 years old when he first came under the care of a psychiatrist.

areas that come under his authority

—used to identify the group or category that something belongs to

These matters come under the heading of classified information.

Examples of come under in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In recent years, the U.S. Navy has come under fire for testing and training activities involving high-intensity mid-frequency sonar in ocean waters, with the Navy admitting in 2002 that the noise had killed at least six whales near the Bahamas. —

Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024 For there to be a clear indication inflation is coming under control, wage growth would need to stay below 0.3% for at least three consecutive months, Pride told Fortune in an email. —

Paolo Confino, Fortune, 3 May 2024 The Dearborn Historical Museum came under city control in 2012 after nearing bankruptcy and entered a transitional era with the help of dedicated volunteers. —

Amelia Benavides-Colón, Detroit Free Press, 3 May 2024 Tying commercials to actual consumer action is a relatively nascent practice, but one that has come under increasing scrutiny. —

Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 May 2024 However, back in March, the princess came under fire for improperly photoshopping family images. —

Elise Taylor, Vogue, 2 May 2024 While the spotlight for now is on campus protests, former President Donald Trump, now vying to win back the presidency, has also come under criticism for his rhetoric related to Jewish Americans. —

Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024 Lancaster County Sheriff's Department The public school district in Lincoln warned parents planning to pick up their children Friday afternoon that students would be ordered to shelter on campus and unavailable temporarily if the area comes under a tornado warning. —

Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 27 Apr. 2024 Recommended The unit came under heavy American criticism in 2022 after an elderly Palestinian-American man was found dead shortly after he was detained at a West Bank checkpoint. —

Josef Federman, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Apr. 2024

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