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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Very local coverage was the calling card of the Peninsula News. Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025 His defending and mobility will always be his calling card. Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025 In commercial real estate, our reputation is our calling card. Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2025 And while the Panthers are excited about his versatility, his technique and tenacity are what have been his calling cards over the past four years with the Las Vegas Raiders. Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for calling card

Word History

First Known Use

1808, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of calling card was in 1808

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“Calling card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calling%20card. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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