Examples of top gun in a Sentence
He's the team's top gun.
The company has its top guns handling the lawsuit.
Recent Examples on the Web
One of the top puns top guns was Darren Cunningham, of Kearny Mesa.
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Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
But then there aren’t many who also happen to be a top gun at a company that makes jet engines.
—Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Jan. 2023
The engineers who evaluate cars at high speeds are the top guns of driving and there are many safety measures in place.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2023
Guttenberg noted that Democrats, most of whom agree with him and Brady PAC on top gun issues, control Congress and could hold both chambers after 2022 — even though the party that wins the White House, as Democrats did through Joe Biden in 2020, historically loses seats in the next election.
—Will Weissert, sun-sentinel.com, 21 Oct. 2021
President Biden plans to unveil new gun restrictions, including on untraceable weapons known as ghost guns that can be made from parts purchased online, and will nominate a top gun-control advocate to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, officials said.
—Alex Leary, WSJ, 8 Apr. 2021
Several other photos of Vreeland appeared in the sale, as did an Annie Leibovitz photo of Vogue's top gun Anna Wintour.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 17 Feb. 2023
Benny Baseball always goes up against the top gun, which launches 90-mph missiles.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2023
The next year, in 2017, with his philosophy prerequisites completed, the diocese offered Holgren the chance to go to the Pontifical North American College in Rome, which is regarded as kind of the top gun school for U.S. seminarians.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2021
Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
But then there aren’t many who also happen to be a top gun at a company that makes jet engines.
—Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Jan. 2023
The engineers who evaluate cars at high speeds are the top guns of driving and there are many safety measures in place.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2023
Guttenberg noted that Democrats, most of whom agree with him and Brady PAC on top gun issues, control Congress and could hold both chambers after 2022 — even though the party that wins the White House, as Democrats did through Joe Biden in 2020, historically loses seats in the next election.
—Will Weissert, sun-sentinel.com, 21 Oct. 2021
President Biden plans to unveil new gun restrictions, including on untraceable weapons known as ghost guns that can be made from parts purchased online, and will nominate a top gun-control advocate to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, officials said.
—Alex Leary, WSJ, 8 Apr. 2021
Several other photos of Vreeland appeared in the sale, as did an Annie Leibovitz photo of Vogue's top gun Anna Wintour.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 17 Feb. 2023
Benny Baseball always goes up against the top gun, which launches 90-mph missiles.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2023
The next year, in 2017, with his philosophy prerequisites completed, the diocese offered Holgren the chance to go to the Pontifical North American College in Rome, which is regarded as kind of the top gun school for U.S. seminarians.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2021
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First Known Use
1952, in the meaning defined above
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