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 Hurricanes’ best players were better than the Flyers’ top guns.
  — Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 11 May 2026
• But, given a second shift with the extra man, the Avs' top guns struck.
  — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2026
• The coach might want to ride the wave since his young top gun won’t always seek permission.
  — Ben Standig, The Athletic, 10 Aug. 2024