business card
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of business card
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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The story might have stopped there except the paramedic slipped Dale's business card into Jonathan's bag.
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025
“In the end, I was asked to provide my business card and that someone would contact me but that call never happened,” Jurado said.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025
When someone recognizes him, he shakes their hand and gives them a business card.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025
They'll just put "American Psycho," the Huey Lewis scene, his business card scene or whatever on my tombstone, and you have to kind of accept it.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2025
A business card was pressed into the palm of each newcomer, encouraging a visit to the Urban League.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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