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Recent Examples of top gun
But, given a second shift with the extra man, the Avs' top guns struck.
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Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
20 Jan. 2026
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.
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Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
As the top gun of the starting rotation, however, the latter may not be readily available – at least not until the 2025 midseason trade deadline.
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Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
The coach might want to ride the wave since his young top gun won’t always seek permission.
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Ben Standig,
The Athletic,
10 Aug. 2024
See All Example Sentences for top gun
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
20 Jan. 2026
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
As the top gun of the starting rotation, however, the latter may not be readily available – at least not until the 2025 midseason trade deadline.
—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
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
See All Example Sentences for top gun
Recent Examples of Synonyms for top gun
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The Minnesota Wild’s big guns showed up in a big way Saturday night, and the Avs looked wobbly for the first time in this tournament in a 5-1 loss in Game 3 at Grand Casino Arena.
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Against Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup, Wrexham twice raced into a two-goal lead only for the half-time of introduction of the Premier League’s ‘big guns’ to underline how far the Welsh club still has to go if their owners’ top flight ambitions are to be realised.
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To pick the top dog, Wirecutter's Katie Quinn and Kathleen Squires joined forces with chef José Andrés founder of World Central Kitchen, to judge the regional specialties.
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McKenna was the top dog in the 2026 draft class for several years, and his one solid season at Penn State just solidified that.
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Despite the hourslong delay due to approaching severe storms, audience members who returned to the venue do not appear to be deterred and are signing and dancing along to musical performances ahead of the president's address.
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The president has also heard from Britain’s King Charles III and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in recent days.
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African prince Akeem is trading palaces, from his lavish kingdom to Queens in search of a woman who loves him for him.
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Daeron Targaryen Daeron Targaryen, otherwise known as Daeron the Drunkard, is a bookish and melancholy Targaryen prince known for his prophetic dreams.
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But a big cheese board affords the chance for people to try something new.
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So for decades only accredited scholars, the occasional journalist and big cheeses got to see inside.
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“Top gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top%20gun. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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