calling card
noun
1
2
: a sign or evidence that someone or something is or has been present
broadly
: an identifying mark
3
: a card displaying a number that can be used to charge telephone calls to a single account regardless of where the calls are placed
Examples of calling card in a Sentence
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But the element of surprise has long been Pedrosa’s calling card.
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Zachary Small, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
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
Versatility always has been her calling card — playing defense, rebounding, leading the fast break, blocking shots, attacking the basket.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2024
Roving between his natural third base and two other infield positions for the first time, Schmitt’s calling card — his defense — also slipped, committing eight errors in 96 games.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2024
And that ought to be one of the city’s calling cards.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 25 Jan. 2024
And it’s become a calling card of theirs in crunch-time this season.
—Esfandiar Baraheni, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
The investigation has since expanded, with authorities saying Robinson is a suspect in at least six deaths in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia, with most of the bodies dumped next to the killer’s signature calling card—a shopping cart.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2024
All that seems to be left on Majors’ calling card is Marvel, who was planning on centering the next edition of the franchise on his character, the multiverse villain Kang the Conqueror, starting with Avengers: The Kang Dynasty in 2026.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2023
Zachary Small, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
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
Versatility always has been her calling card — playing defense, rebounding, leading the fast break, blocking shots, attacking the basket.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2024
Roving between his natural third base and two other infield positions for the first time, Schmitt’s calling card — his defense — also slipped, committing eight errors in 96 games.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2024
And that ought to be one of the city’s calling cards.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 25 Jan. 2024
And it’s become a calling card of theirs in crunch-time this season.
—Esfandiar Baraheni, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
The investigation has since expanded, with authorities saying Robinson is a suspect in at least six deaths in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia, with most of the bodies dumped next to the killer’s signature calling card—a shopping cart.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2024
All that seems to be left on Majors’ calling card is Marvel, who was planning on centering the next edition of the franchise on his character, the multiverse villain Kang the Conqueror, starting with Avengers: The Kang Dynasty in 2026.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2023
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“Calling card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calling%20card. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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