calling card
noun
1
: visiting card
2
: a sign or evidence that someone or something is or has been present
broadly : an identifying mark
3
: a card displaying a number that can be used to charge telephone calls to a single account regardless of where the calls are placed
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The occasion was feted with a 60-person dinner—with many more joining for the dance party that followed—at The Nines, where The Attico's calling card plumage, paillettes, and animal prints were on full display. 
Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2022 The short’s fusion of drama and horror was certainly a left turn from the multi-hyphenate’s usual calling card of comedy, and Korean-American animation director Steve Ahn was then brought in to shape the Korean animation style of the piece. Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Aug. 2022 Now, the party may have a new calling card for young voters: the Inflation Reduction Act and its provisions to spend billions of dollars a year to combat climate change. Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2022 For Red Bull Studios, a new entity related to but legally separate from both the energy drink and extreme sports media companies that share its name, the documentary could not have been a better calling card as their debut into the marketplace. K.j. Yossman, Variety, 11 Aug. 2022 The use of innovative tech has been Wider’s calling card since the brand launched in 2010. Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2022 Bolted outside is the barbers’ calling card — a red, white, and blue striped barber pole. Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 25 July 2022 The Sox are a team without a calling card, clear team strength, or playing identity, which helps explain their futility in the toughest division in baseball where even the traditionally inept Baltimore Orioles are playoff contenders. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2022 The captivating charm of Canandaigua, New York, has long been this quaint town’s calling card, and any time of year is ideal for a memorable visit. Roger Sands, Forbes, 11 July 2022 See More
Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2022 The short’s fusion of drama and horror was certainly a left turn from the multi-hyphenate’s usual calling card of comedy, and Korean-American animation director Steve Ahn was then brought in to shape the Korean animation style of the piece. Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Aug. 2022 Now, the party may have a new calling card for young voters: the Inflation Reduction Act and its provisions to spend billions of dollars a year to combat climate change. Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2022 For Red Bull Studios, a new entity related to but legally separate from both the energy drink and extreme sports media companies that share its name, the documentary could not have been a better calling card as their debut into the marketplace. K.j. Yossman, Variety, 11 Aug. 2022 The use of innovative tech has been Wider’s calling card since the brand launched in 2010. Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2022 Bolted outside is the barbers’ calling card — a red, white, and blue striped barber pole. Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 25 July 2022 The Sox are a team without a calling card, clear team strength, or playing identity, which helps explain their futility in the toughest division in baseball where even the traditionally inept Baltimore Orioles are playoff contenders. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2022 The captivating charm of Canandaigua, New York, has long been this quaint town’s calling card, and any time of year is ideal for a memorable visit. Roger Sands, Forbes, 11 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1808, in the meaning defined at sense 1