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.
  • 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
  • One of the top puns top guns was Darren Cunningham, of Kearny Mesa.
    Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Benny Baseball always goes up against the top gun, which launches 90-mph missiles.
    Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The Hurricanes’ best players were better than the Flyers’ top guns.
    Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • Ditto for top gun Alex Ovechkin, who suited up in Tuesday’s 2-1 win here over the Bruins.
    BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2021
  • Financial support is also weakening from some top gun manufacturers as sales have softened.
    Danny Hakim, New York Times, 16 July 2019
  • The country’s booming gun industry has made Turkey the top gun exporter to the United States since 2021.
    Kaya Genç, The Dial, 3 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • And with the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black just two weeks away, Team USA knows their top gun is locked in, even when the numbers say otherwise.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • 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

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