top gun

noun

1. Slang.,  a person who is the best or one of the best in a particular field; the top-ranked person in a group.

2. an ace fighter pilot.

Example Sentences

In her 1986 review, the legendary Pauline Kael famously summed up “Top Gun” as “a recruiting poster that isn’t concerned with recruiting but with being a poster.”

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The jingoistic propaganda haloing “Top Gun: Maverick” puffed up an American ego deflated by the pandemic.

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Since that breakout performance, he has racked up several more acting credits, including “Nine Perfect Strangers,” “Top Gun: Maverick” and “The Acolyte.”

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Mr Ellison made his name as a Hollywood film producer of blockbusters such as Top Gun Maverick, True Grit and World War Z.

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Powell, who’s been working at a breakneck pace since his starring role in 2022’s “Top Gun: Maverick,” co-created and co-wrote the series with Waldron, who created the Marvel television series “Loki” and the short-lived but critically acclaimed “Heels.”

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