How to Use hallmark in a Sentence

hallmark

noun

• Humor is one of the hallmarks of her style.
• He had all the hallmarks of a great baseball player.
• The murder bore all the hallmarks of a serial killer's work.
• The elision of the line between the dead and the living is a hallmark of Ward’s work.
  — Imani Perry, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2023
• All of which can help with the hallmarks of a hangover, from the thudding headache to the fatigue.
  — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2023
• The agency said those are hallmarks of a strong cyclone.
  — Julia Musto, Fox News, 27 May 2023
• Rolling with change, and also paving some along the way, has been a hallmark of Chu’s career.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
• As a result, men often miss the changing moles that are the hallmark of melanoma.
  — Andrea Atkins, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Apr. 2023
• So the promise of a constant flow of new stuff became a hallmark of the streaming era.
  — John Koblin, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2023
• Only 29 boats have emerged from the yard—a hallmark of its select build ethos.
  — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2024
• The illness' past hallmarks, such as a dry cough or the loss of sense of taste or smell, have become less common.
  — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2023
• Mixing high and low has always been a hallmark of Kate’s style.
  — Milena Lazazzera, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2024
• Clever, funny, and genuinely thrilling, the movie has all of the hallmarks of an epic finance film.
  — Lillian Brown, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2023
• Taxis have been a hallmark of urban life since ancient times.
  — Amanda Foreman, WSJ, 9 Mar. 2023
• The hallmark of a good tomato sandwich, for me, is mayonnaise that slathers and pools against the tomato.
  — Eric Kim, New York Times, 19 July 2023
• Gamma-ray bursts are the hallmark of the universe’s most catastrophic events since the Big Bang.
  — Lyndie Chiou, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2023
• Cooking steps flash on the screen over close-up cooking videos for seconds at a time, which is a hallmark of the TikTok recipe genre.
  — Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 22 Mar. 2023
• The planned rail grinding should reduce the screeching sound or whirr that a news release notes as a hallmark of downtown.
  — Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 8 Sep. 2023
• The medicine, donanemab, works by removing plaque buildups in the brain known as amyloid that are a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease.
  — Meg Tirrell, CNN, 3 May 2023
• When working with the music, that’s sufficient; blending, not standing out, is the hallmark of the style.
  — Jesse Green, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2023
• Like most 1980s-era ski houses, this one bore all the usual hallmarks: pine beams, log bunk beds, and a moose chandelier.
  — Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 10 Mar. 2023
• The deep seats that are a hallmark of a pit couch make this the perfect option to lounge on, too, which allows the user to sit with their legs laid out right in front of them.
  — Alida Nugent, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
• Trying to pack too much tech into one product is the hallmark of feature bloat, which can drive some users away.
  — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 26 Oct. 2023
• That kind of relaxation is another hallmark of the genre.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2024
• The bottom line: The higher prices that have become a hallmark of the post-pandemic U.S. economy are here to stay.
  — Rob Wile, NBC News, 12 Apr. 2023
• No one has been arrested in the killings, which police said had the hallmarks of a professional hit.
  — Mogomotsi Magome, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2023
• Broadening the Church’s mission has been a hallmark of Bartholomew’s career.
  — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
• Ask anyone what the true hallmarks of a fragrance are and their answers will vary from notes to projection to sillage.
  — ELLE, 1 Aug. 2023
• It was first prescribed in the U.S. for women who had the bone thinning that is the hallmark of osteopenia and osteoporosis.
  — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 13 Nov. 2023
• Loneliness is one of the main hallmarks of contemporary life.
  — Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024