How to Use calling card in a Sentence
calling card
noun-
It’s the sort of blunt symmetry that was always Sorkin’s calling card.
— Hank Stuever, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2020 -
French macarons, puffy little sandwiches of meringue, were the calling card.
— Ian McNulty | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 5 Nov. 2020 -
The Millers can generate shots in a hurry but their calling card is their tough defense.
— Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Oct. 2020 -
Watchdog journalism has been our calling card since the beginning.
— Stacy Sullivan, The Arizona Republic, 19 Oct. 2020 -
There was a healthy dose of soft zone, Saban said, which meant more of the short passes were available than the deep balls that had become his calling card.
— Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 1 Nov. 2020 -
Clear Springs’ calling card could be its stingy defense, but the Charger offense is also starting to get in high gear.
— Chron, 21 Oct. 2020 -
Inconsistency on offense has been the calling card this season.
— Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 6 Nov. 2020 -
The offense — Frost’s calling card — has been Nebraska’s chief problem.
— Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 9 Nov. 2020 -
The excessive head-bashing — Snyder’s calling card — resembles that of a zombie movie.
— Armond White, National Review, 9 Aug. 2024 -
The Furia Air’s calling card is its softness and sensitivity.
— Will Egensteiner, Popular Mechanics, 29 Oct. 2020 -
Freeman's defense has developed into one of the best in college football and has become the calling card of Fickell's tenure as head coach.
— Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2020 -
Their expertise in earlier periods is precisely their calling card.
— Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 22 Oct. 2020 -
And then… a very familiar whistle, the audible calling card of Negan — followed by a shot of him donning the leather jacket and dragging Lucille across the floor.
— Dalton Ross, EW.com, 26 July 2024 -
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 Matild Palace’s calling card is a deft balance of past and present.
— Alia Akkam, Robb Report, 20 July 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 -
Their calling card is a burst of bushy, deep green foliage.
— Southern Living, 8 June 2021 -
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 -
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 -
The use of innovative tech has been Wider’s calling card since the brand launched in 2010.
— Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2022 -
For most of the non-dance-music world, this track will be their calling card forevermore.
— Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2021 -
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 -
Carter's defense is his calling card, but being able to make 3s is what'll keep him in the league for years to come.
— Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2021 -
The Cocopar’s calling card, though, is its speed of use.
— Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2022
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