How to Use calling card in a Sentence

calling card

noun

• These days, Black Pumas’ live stuff is the band’s calling card.
  — Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 19 Jan. 2020
• The big plays are clearly the calling card of Williams, the transfer from Ohio State.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 16 Nov. 2021
• And so from then on, 18 would be Penske’s calling card at the speedway.
  — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 1 June 2023
• On the wall is a painting of a rat, which was Bansky's calling card.
  — Andrea Towers, EW.com, 11 Nov. 2021
• But Matild Palace’s calling card is a deft balance of past and present.
  — Alia Akkam, Robb Report, 20 July 2021
• The Creator’s calling card comes in the form of the recipe for his most stunning creation.
  — Jeremy England, WSJ, 24 Sep. 2020
• Drones and Brown jump-start the offense, but defense is the Sharks’ calling card.
  — Richard Dean, Houston Chronicle, 22 Nov. 2019
• But for that to be the calling card for church members, the thing that sets them apart, is misplaced.
  — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Jan. 2022
• The film also serves as something of a calling card for Sims.
  — al, 3 Aug. 2020
• Their calling card is a burst of bushy, deep green foliage.
  — Southern Living, 8 June 2021
• Along with the food, the music (and the subtle surfer vibe) is the hotel’s other calling card.
  — Ann Abel, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022
• And it’s become a calling card of theirs in crunch-time this season.
  — Esfandiar Baraheni, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
• And the defense that was the club’s calling card in the playoffs has been far short of adequate.
  — Dallas News, 18 Jan. 2023
• Those games became his calling card in the U.S. and Europe.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2022
• At the same time, Marina’s past and patronym haven’t been her calling card for a long time.
  — Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 14 Feb. 2024
• What’s to like: Run the ball and play great defense appears to be Lake’s calling card as UW coach.
  — oregonlive, 12 July 2021
• The use of innovative tech has been Wider’s calling card since the brand launched in 2010.
  — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2022
• For most of the non-dance-music world, this track will be their calling card forevermore.
  — Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2021
• Then again, so-so is the calling card of the NFL this season, with 30 teams having at least one win through the first three weeks.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2022
• Carter's defense is his calling card, but being able to make 3s is what'll keep him in the league for years to come.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2021
• The Cocopar’s calling card, though, is its speed of use.
  — Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2022
• Speed is good, but strength has always been Jones’ calling card.
  — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 6 Nov. 2019
• Getting off to a fast start has not been a calling card for South Alabama teams in the past.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 29 Sep. 2022
• Since his work was his calling card, clients often did not know his race.
  — New York Times, 1 Aug. 2021
• Yale’s lone calling card is its three-point defense, which ranks 34th in the country.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 15 Mar. 2022
• His ball placement and gun of a right arm were his calling cards at Brookwood (Ga.) High.
  — Nick Alvarez | [e-mail], al, 23 Aug. 2023
• Once their calling card, the Stars are now looking for more defense.
  — Dallas News, 7 Dec. 2022
• The true calling card of the Hero 10 is its durability—that’s what the line has always been based on.
  — Andy Cochrane, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2021
• All of these qualities are the calling card of many successful founders.
  — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2024
• His once-awful defense behind the plate has improved but his bat remains his calling card.
  — Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024