How to Use hallmark in a Sentence

hallmark

noun
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  • 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
  • The move reflects the Academy’s greater openness to change in recent years, which has been a hallmark of Mason’s tenure.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 June 2023

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