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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Their calling cards are undeniably their flower clusters, which appear in late spring or early summer, last for weeks, and come in varying hues of blue, purple, white, pink, and red.
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Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2024
The brand’s calling card is basics with a twist: silver rings with chain-like forms, chains that look like nothing else on the market, forms studded with semi-precious stones like lapis lazuli and turquoise.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 4 Apr. 2024
Being from Brooklyn fits her well; smooth self-regard and tight-lipped maturity — qualities popularized by the Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z, and even Pop Smoke — are her calling cards.
—Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
Morgan’s stellar work ethic became his calling card around the facility.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2024
But the element of surprise has long been Pedrosa’s calling card.
—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
Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2024
The brand’s calling card is basics with a twist: silver rings with chain-like forms, chains that look like nothing else on the market, forms studded with semi-precious stones like lapis lazuli and turquoise.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 4 Apr. 2024
Being from Brooklyn fits her well; smooth self-regard and tight-lipped maturity — qualities popularized by the Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z, and even Pop Smoke — are her calling cards.
—Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
Morgan’s stellar work ethic became his calling card around the facility.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2024
But the element of surprise has long been Pedrosa’s calling card.
—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
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“Calling card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calling%20card. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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