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But much like those 1970s artifacts, the notion every other suburb needed a colossal shopping mall as its chief drawing card has gone the way of bell-bottoms and the corner Fotomat.—Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025 But the Giants are counting on Verlander to be much more than a mentor and drawing card.—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025 Yes, Antetokounmpo and Embiid are around, too, as are some other prime-age drawing cards (Anthony Davis, Jalen Brunson, Devin Booker and Donovan Mitchell, for instance).—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 30 Apr. 2024 The final drawing card was the presence of the city’s first municipal golf course, which opened in 1923 just a few blocks from TCU.—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 May 2024 In the process, Reigns has become pro wrestling’s biggest drawing card and most compelling character in over a decade.—Todd Martin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2023 And yes, Ragle uses the Arizona climate as a drawing card.—Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 4 Feb. 2023 Young players on the rise deserve those opportunities, too, but Venus, even with a quadruple-digit ranking, remains an undeniable drawing card and a touchstone whose many fans, particularly those with siblings, can connect with her story.—Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2022 DeGeneres is a brilliant comedian, but that was not her central drawing card toward the end of her career, a problem no publicist could fix.—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2022
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