How to Use calling card in a Sentence

calling card

noun
Definition of calling cardnext
  • Their calling card is a burst of bushy, deep green foliage.
    — Southern Living, 8 June 2021
  • The event that most male gymnasts despise is his calling card.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2021
  • But Matild Palace’s calling card is a deft balance of past and present.
    — Alia Akkam, Robb Report, 20 July 2021
  • The younger Wagner’s calling card, at least for now, is his defense.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 23 June 2021
  • Making a web series can also be a good calling card, Brown Eyes said.
    — Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2021
  • Culinary offerings are world-class (no more buffet) and sure to be this resort’s calling card.
    — Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 22 June 2021
  • It’s been an even more prominent calling card of progressives since the overturn.
    — Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 June 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
  • Beautiful black fruit is the calling card for this complex Reserve from Caliza.
    — Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report, 7 June 2021
  • Craig’s been able to use that as a calling card to move forward in an industry that needs more diversity, especially in television.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2021
  • Complete transparency, thanks to a case and dial made entirely of sapphire glass, has become something of a calling card for Hublot.
    — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 9 July 2021
  • Getting out of trouble has become a calling card for A’s right-hander James Kaprielian in his rookie season.
    — Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 July 2021
  • In essence, if a ransomware attack is successful regardless of gaining money, the person or group responsible has shown their hand or proffered their calling card.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 14 June 2021
  • Flemons said a documentary on the early days of rock 'n roll on PBS is what led him to explore the type of music that's become his calling card.
    — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 23 June 2021
  • For a long time, its calling card — the thing that differentiated it from the World Cup — was its concentration of quality.
    — New York Times, 11 June 2021
  • To be sure, these weighty, at times rough garments don’t necessarily have the irresistibly soft hand or lightness that’s the calling card of many Italian luxury brands.
    — Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 26 June 2024
  • Maximum comfort is the calling card of the Exped MegaMat Duo 10.
    — Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics, 17 June 2021
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • The use of innovative tech has been Wider’s calling card since the brand launched in 2010.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • 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

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'calling card.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: