calling card

Example Sentences

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“It was a great calling card for an actor to have the possibility of showing two absolutely opposite facets almost at once,” Darín said.

From New York Times

The trompe l’oeil artists loved to paint letters, calling cards, books and etchings; the Cubists, by turn, infected French art with advertisements, sheet music and pulp novels.

From New York Times

He has done the same thing with other Republican calling cards, including referring to California as a “pro-life” state because of its commitment to public health.

From Seattle Times

As such, the frunk has become the identifying calling card for a new species of vehicle that doesn’t overtly display its novelty.

From Seattle Times

The fact that he’s still ahead of Oz in at least some surveys after a debate in which the effects of the stroke were painfully obvious encourages his backers to make resilience a calling card.

From Washington Post