How to Use calling card in a Sentence

calling card

noun
  • The big plays are clearly the calling card of Williams, the transfer from Ohio State.
    Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Getting off to a fast start has not been a calling card for South Alabama teams in the past.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, 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 | Nalvarez@al.com, 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
  • If all goes as planned, the downtown relic will once again become a calling card for the city.
    Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2021
  • The Mustangs had won 16 in a row of their own coming in, but their calling card was defense.
    James Weber, The Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2021
  • The event that most male gymnasts despise is his calling card.
    BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2021
  • Hurley’s calling card over the years has been his team’s defense.
    Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2022
  • Choose discipline over bravado, and let your results be your calling card.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
  • The excessive head-bashing — Snyder’s calling card — resembles that of a zombie movie.
    Armond White, National Review, 9 Aug. 2024

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