How to Use face card in a Sentence

face card

noun
  • Among the face cards, according to Nocella, were Jones and Billups.
    — Addy Bink, The Hill, 23 Oct. 2025
  • From the feathery, full brows to lips that look a little lived in, with smudgy, undefined edges, Park’s calling card has become her face card.
    — Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Her face card introduced us to a new standard of high fashion and unapologetic Black beauty.
    — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 30 Oct. 2025
  • But right now he’s known for the almost — something that happens a lot with actors of color who have undeniable face cards but haven’t been given the roles to back those features up.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The mask also stimulates collagen production in a non-invasive way, to ensure your face card never declines.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 12 Dec. 2025
  • In Las Vegas terms, this was equivalent to drawing 13 at the blackjack table against a dealer’s face card, yet somehow hitting twice for 21.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The Glamorous Glow at the Real Housewives Reunion Even in her reality TV days, Eva’s face card never faltered.
    — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Vic, a 33-year-old public-policy professor from Brooklyn whose résumé is as impressive as his face card, seems to connect with 30-year-old speech-language pathologist Christine on multiple levels.
    — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026

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