How to Use top dog in a Sentence

top dog

noun
Definition of top dognext
Synonyms for top dognext
  • On the cattle drives of the Old West, the cook was top dog of the chuck wagon.
    — Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com, 15 Feb. 2020
  • Left on the outskirts is Beth, who was once the top dog.
    — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 27 Dec. 2019
  • There's still plenty of bark left in the team's top dog.
    — Mark Craig, Star Tribune, 21 Nov. 2020
  • Plusquellic was top dog in Akron and worked to steady the city in big and small ways.
    — Mary Kilpatrick, cleveland, 22 Dec. 2019
  • Soon, all those old naysayers saw my rise to the top dog.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 25 Oct. 2023
  • When did the South embrace sweet tea as its top dog drink?
    — Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Move over, Fido — there's a new top dog (name) in town.
    — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2020
  • And there’s no disputing who the top dog is at this point.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2021
  • Here is a look at other top dogs that have, at one point, sniffed around the White House.
    — Kasondra Van Treeck, chicagotribune.com, 24 July 2019
  • But top dog, Coach Reeve, makes sure that order stays in line.
    — Kent Youngblood, Star Tribune, 16 Feb. 2021
  • McAllen is still the top dog in the large-city class, amassing 3.5 million-plus points thus far.
    — John Delapp, Houston Chronicle, 10 Feb. 2020
  • Scroll through the gallery below to see health issues that plague top dog breeds.
    — William Axford, Houston Chronicle, 6 June 2018
  • In its stead, China has become the top dog, alongside the U.S.
    — Peter Vanham, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Goldman Sachs is clearly still the top dog on Wall Street.
    — Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 18 July 2022
  • There was gossip in the paddock; the presence of the McLaren F1 team's top dogs ensured that much.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 5 June 2018
  • So for the underdogs or top dogs in your life, here are ways to celebrate them and the Year of the Dog.
    — Janet Kinosian, latimes.com, 15 Feb. 2018
  • The definitive measure of who’s top dog will be judged by who gets the most teams in the Sweet 16!
    — Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Mar. 2022
  • God, baseball movies have been extinct for so long, but Bull Durham is the top dog for me in terms of tone.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Mar. 2022
  • The Orion 9000 is the company’s top dog that—get this—comes with wheels and a handle.
    — Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld, 20 Aug. 2018
  • Most have been the top dog on their high school team, and certainly in middle school.
    — oregonlive, 19 Mar. 2021
  • In the hierarchy of track-capable Corvettes, the Z06 is the top dog.
    — Marc Urbano, Car and Driver, 31 Oct. 2022
  • But since June—some could argue since March—top dog Bitcoin has been kind of a bore.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Crypto, 17 Aug. 2023
  • But, for the price, performance, smart features, and ease of use, this litter box is the top dog.
    — Katherine Alex Beaven, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023
  • For almost as long as the Lab has been the top dog in terms of AKC registrations, the golden’s had a lock on the #3 spot.
    — Tom Davis, Field & Stream, 15 May 2020
  • From that point on, mainstream hip hop had a new top dog and one with a serious bite.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 13 Apr. 2021
  • Thirty-eight percent felt able to rate the top dog, Chief Justice John Roberts.
    — Christian Schneider, National Review, 6 July 2023
  • Here are the top dog names of 2017 sorted by male and female names and ranked from least to most popular.
    — Jennifer Larino, NOLA.com, 12 Dec. 2017
  • Surely there’s a reason why these pint-sized pets are willing to bark and bite to be seen as top dog.
    — Marisa Sloan, Discover Magazine, 23 June 2023
  • The top dogs from Disney, Netflix and Warner Bros., who were also around to settle the writers' strike.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 8 Oct. 2023
  • Last year, Buddy Holly, a petit basset griffon Vendéen, was named the top dog.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 14 May 2024

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