How to Use top gun in a Sentence

top gun

noun

• He's the team's top gun.
• The company has its top guns handling the lawsuit.
• Their top guns were blanked pretty well, mostly 0 or 1 shot.
  — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 5 Oct. 2019
• Ditto for top gun Alex Ovechkin, who suited up in Tuesday’s 2-1 win here over the Bruins.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2021
• Until now, the top gun in the sport-utility stoplight drags has been Jeep's 4.0-liter Cherokee.
  — Arthur St. Antoine, Car and Driver, 19 May 2020
• That’s perhaps why the fund has met with SoftBank’s top guns, including Mr. Son, to push for changes in a cordial manner.
  — Jacky Wong, WSJ, 7 Feb. 2020
• Perhaps Busch simply was tired of hearing Harvick’s name batted around as the season’s top gun to date.
  — Mike Hembree, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2018
• Benny Baseball always goes up against the top gun, which launches 90-mph missiles.
  — Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2023
• So both men have played on the offensive line, and have prior experience being the top gun managing the line.
  — Karen Guregian, The Denver Post, 5 July 2020
• This weekend, in which most of Oregon's top guns are in action at one of three meets in Southern California, is the first time the Ducks really have flexed their muscles outdoors this year.
  — OregonLive.com, 20 Apr. 2018
• The string of vacancies on the top gun advocate's board comes amid a rash of inner turmoil and renewed scrutiny in the wake of two deadly mass shootings earlier this month.
  — Emily Tillett, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2019
• Financial support is also weakening from some top gun manufacturers as sales have softened.
  — Danny Hakim, New York Times, 16 July 2019
• With midterm elections approaching, Republican leaders also are seeking ways to address school safety without prompting a backlash from gun owners or the National Rifle Association, the nation’s top gun lobby.
  — Michael C. Bender, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2018

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024