| 单词 | drawing card |
| 例句 | It was also a nice drawing card for his practice since just about everyone knew he had been the star running back on a Permian team that went to the finals in 1970. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z We were drawing cards for the Store and objects of the town’s adoration. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z My youth quickly made me a much bigger drawing card than my father. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z The ostensible drawing card at the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra’s concert at on Saturday evening was an account of Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2, with Vadim Gluzman as soloist. Music Review: A Violin Concerto Was the Attraction, but a Serenade Had Seductive Power 2011-01-31T23:50:57Z Of course, the major drawing card is the lakes. Follow Beatrix Potter through England’s lovely Lake District 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z The drawing card here is the Chichester debut of Rupert Everett, an erratically engaging screen presence who once again suggests that his natural habitat is indeed the stage. Review: Old Favorites, With New Tricks 2010-08-10T14:33:00Z Penn, who, let's face it, is the film's drawing card, is buffed up and in almost every scene. 'The Gunman' with Sean Penn a misfire that wastes strong cast 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z Italy’s 40 percent tax rebate on production costs for international films and television series has also been a strong drawing card. The Stars Are Shooting Again on the Tiber 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z It’s a photo opportunity that brings together Xian’s two most famous tourist drawing cards: life-size human replicas and superb dumplings. Cultured Traveler: Feasts for the Eyes, and the Palate, in Xian, China 2014-02-07T19:37:02Z The network is struggling to find a drawing card that just may not exist for the CNN that people still recognize today. CNN looks for a substitute when news can’t deliver 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z For curiosity value alone Mr. Gilbert’s solid, shapely account of the work’s second violin line was probably the concert’s drawing card. Music Review: Alan Glibert and Frank Peter Zimmermann on Violin - Review 2011-10-06T19:56:57Z Its drawing cards are accomplished new-music performers — among them this year, the Arditti Quartet, Signal and Ensemble SurPlus — playing works by established composers. Music: June in Buffalo Celebrates 35th Anniversary 2010-06-04T21:58:00Z When the Lincoln Center Festival announced its programming early this year, the Bolshoi Opera and Ballet, appearing in New York together for the first time, was clearly one of the major drawing cards. Casting Set for Bolshoi Performances at Lincoln Center Festival 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z Now that horror is a standard feature of the mainstream cultural menu, the genre has increasingly become like any other where craft and beauty are drawing cards. Gray Matter: The Critique of Pure Horror 2011-07-17T04:49:00Z It messed up his momentum, but the trade-off might have been worth it, since the flub added an electric spontaneity and unpredictability that was a drawing card. Review: Chris Rock’s ‘Selective Outrage’ Strikes Back 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z DeGeneres is a brilliant comedian, but that was not her central drawing card toward the end of her career, a problem no publicist could fix. James Corden and the Dangers of Likability 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z In the process, Reigns has become pro wrestling’s biggest drawing card and most compelling character in over a decade. AEW, the first promotion to challenge WWE in two decades, is ready to make a run 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z His presence was a drawing card for established national tournaments wanting to bring in as many future NBA players as possible. What happens to Donda Academy's elite athletes after Kanye West's antisemitic comments? 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z The Angels never played their drawing card on a weekend until September. Shaikin: Angels can't let Shohei Ohtani's first no-hitter be for another team 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z You are conducting a geometric experiment by drawing cards from a normal 52-card pack, with replacement, until you draw the Queen of Hearts. Introductory Statistics 2013-09-19T00:00:00Z Open, which gets underway Aug. 29, making it a popular drawing card as players transition from the grass-court season. Citi Open adds former No. 1 players Andy Murray, Simona Halep to field 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Except what if the main drawing card isn’t, at the moment, a draw? Perspective | For Juan Soto and the Nats, this has to be the low point, right? 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z The barge and its ilk had been “a drawing card” for the city, Kinney said. The memory of L.A.’s seedy gambling boats faded. Here’s how we recovered it 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z The Brewers needed a drawing card, and Aaron fit the bill nicely for two seasons, ending his big league career where he’d long ago started it. Hank Aaron has died, legendary ballplayer broke Babe Ruth's homerun record 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z You are conducting a geometric experiment by drawing cards from a normal 52-card deck, without replacement, until you draw a red card. Introductory Statistics 2013-09-19T00:00:00Z That leaves state and county level offices as the drawing cards. Editorial Roundup: 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z One player takes on the role of President Nixon, the other, a journalist: Together you relive the Watergate scandal of the early 1970s by drawing cards and trying to outwit each other. Put down that joystick and pick up one of these cool board or card games 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z Added the Evening Star: “Cubs with a brown bear for a mother and a polar bear for a father would undoubtedly be a great drawing card at the zoo.” Perspective | Remembering a time when things got a little freaky at the National Zoo 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z The son and grandson of former Mexico players, the baby-faced Hernández is the national team’s career goals leader and its most popular drawing card. Mexico’s ‘Chicharito,’ Javier Hernández, Joins Los Angeles Galaxy in M.L.S. 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z He acknowledged that Shelton’s time in small markets like Tampa Bay “doesn’t hurt” but stressed the bigger drawing card for the Pirates is Shelton’s ability to make connection with players. Pirates manager Shelton bringing energy, optimism to new job 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z Ultimately, a well-trained workforce is a more valuable drawing card than any tax incentive. Editorials from around Ohio 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z The roly-poly celebrities are replete with political and cultural significance, and economic value as a tourism drawing card. Saving giant pandas: China launches a make-or-break experiment to prevent the animals' extinction - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Besides giving Instagram another potential drawing card, longer clips are more conducive for video ads lasting from 30 seconds to one minute. Instagram unveils new video service in challenge to YouTube 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z Hernández’s success as a drawing card with Mexico is surely not lost on the Galaxy and M.L.S., which controls the Mexican team’s marketing rights through a subsidiary, Soccer United Marketing. Mexico’s ‘Chicharito,’ Javier Hernández, Joins Los Angeles Galaxy in M.L.S. 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z Matchroom view Joshua as a much bigger drawing card in the UK than Wilder is in the US. Anthony Joshua talks over Deontay Wilder fight to ‘start next week’ 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z Players create distance from the auntie, and impending marriage, by drawing cards with commands like "You were seen at the mall with boys. The auntie moves three spaces away from you." 'I want to explain arranged marriage to white people' 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z But he acknowledged the downside, too, particularly for Woods, who once again is the biggest drawing card in the game after essentially being gone for 2 1/2 years. Heckling golfers becoming the norm on PGA Tour 2018-02-18T05:00:00Z It is also East Africa’s main economic powerhouse and a drawing card for Western tourists. Kenya's democracy is tested as protests spread over disputed rerun election 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z The kids are writing letters to Smith’s family and drawing cards, she said. The lives lost in Las Vegas The children are writing letters to Smith’s family and drawing cards, she said. The lives lost in Las Vegas 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z While not all women in relationships with convicted criminals are attracted to their outrageous acts, for those with hybristophilia, such outrages are a drawing card. How do women fall in love with killers like Ian Brady and Charles Manson? 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z Jemal says he wants the complex to become a drawing card for the downtown area. City board will allow renovation of Buffalo’s Seneca Tower 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z It was a vote in which anger overrode optimism, a corrosive sense of failure overrode hope and in which the very impracticality of a Donald Trump presidency proved one of his strongest drawing cards. Liberals risk becoming a permanent minority in America | Daniel T Rodgers 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z But for now, at least, the newcomers are not drawing cards on the level of Brady and Manning. The likely leading causes of the NFL’s significant TV ratings decline 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z The Post predicted: “If he appears on the playing field, he will be one of the biggest drawing cards in baseball.” Did a one-legged pitcher ever play for the Washington Nationals? 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z For many gamers, it’s likely that 4K-resolution graphics will be an early drawing card, helping to drive hardware sales and pump up network revenue. Sony’s 4K cash machine puts iPhone circus in perspective, says Gadfly 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z Bates thought the presence of sharks might be a drawing card. Officials worry about sharks as more seals gather near beach 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z That leaves a critical drawing card without the financing to race next season. Danica Patrick Has Fans, but She Needs a Sponsor, and Nascar Wants Her to Find One 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Construction of the lodge would provide another drawing card to the state from large population centers in Ohio and Kentucky and help bolster southern West Virginia as a tourist spot. West Virginia editorial roundup 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z The two champions, boxing's top drawing cards, have danced around a possible clash for roughly five years, with disputes over purses and drug-testing preventing a match being made. Pacquiao says money no object in Mayweather showdown 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z He dismissed the notion that her prominence as a drawing card puts a finger on the scale for her if she decides to run for president in a few months. Hillary Clinton is a bright spot on a gloomy Democratic election landscape At those marches, most of them, leaders were a big deal, a major drawing card. The People’s Climate March and the Wisdom of the Crowd 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z Indie brokerages count on the personal touch as their main drawing card and build their clientele the old-fashioned way: through word-of-mouth and referrals. Small Brokerages Hold Their Own 2013-12-06T19:08:07Z But the fact that she was able to command attention on Monday was a sign of her continuing strength as a drawing card and as a potential 2016 presidential candidate. 2016 repercussions? Hillary Clinton backs Obama on Syria action 2013-09-09T22:43:27Z And Atlantic Coast Conference "rivals" Duke and Boston College aren't exactly big drawing cards, either. Pick 6: Ways for Michigan to replace Notre Dame 2012-09-25T21:15:09Z If realized, the outlet mall could be a drawing card for a city torn between celebrating one-of-a-kind haute couture at Fashion Week and coveting the sales and convenience of mass-retail suburban malls. Upscale Outlet Mall Is Planned for the Bronx 2012-07-23T02:13:40Z His teammate, and the drawing card for the race for seven years, Danica Patrick, has moved on to stock cars. Marco Andretti Seeks Elusive Win at Indy 2012-05-26T18:36:57Z With Woods struggling the past two years, the tour lacked its biggest drawing card. Masters 2012: Tiger Woods and redemption 2012-04-03T19:51:00Z So Maretzek wanted to wait and put off his new sensation until he really needed it as a drawing card. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z The 24-year-old, the league's biggest drawing card, was cleared for contact last month after being sidelined since January by a concussion. Crosby's return on hold despite good form in practice 2011-11-10T22:32:42Z As Stoell had predicted, Brent proved to be a great drawing card for the gambling house. Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold 2011-10-23T02:00:22.547Z “He’s a regular drawing card and a show all in himself.” The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk 2011-08-05T02:00:44.900Z Still, he would occasionally attend some variety show in which boxing was the main drawing card, and somehow managed to keep track of the salient events of the sporting world generally. Yekl A tale of the New York ghetto 2011-07-13T02:00:17.480Z They were struggling hard for social recognition in Boston and every drawing card was of value, even a new, young singer who might become famous. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z The first drove of camels was, likewise, brought into this country by S. B. Howes, and, being broken to drive in harness, they also proved a powerful drawing card. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z One other thing I looked at: I figured that if Hernandez is indeed a drawing card, it would have really come into play in August and September, when the Mariners' season had unraveled. Do more people come out to watch Felix Hernandez pitch? 2011-04-19T20:00:07Z And the face of a merchant looming up through the smoke that enveloped a farmer’s building might be the drawing card which would establish another good account on that merchant’s books. The Bail Jumper 2011-04-16T02:00:19.103Z In such price-sensitive markets, RIM's ability to crunch email down to one-fifth its weight on competing devices and to use up to two-thirds less bandwidth to browse the web is a major drawing card. Special report: A PlayBook for fighting Apple 2011-03-15T12:10:56Z This was the first presentation of this play at this theatre and it proved a great drawing card. The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah 2011-03-14T03:01:07.627Z In the course of the same season I made a discovery which proved to be a valuable drawing card. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z Switzer said Oklahoma, Texas and possibly Texas A&M are the only drawing cards when commissioner Dan Beebe negotiates what he promises will be a more lucrative television contract in the spring. Nebraska-Oklahoma a blast from the past 2010-12-01T18:47:00Z He said he was finished, then signed with Minnesota, which was all to happy to have one of the N.F.L.’s great drawing cards. Sports of The Times: For Favre, It?s Finally the Point of No Return 2010-10-12T01:03:00Z The Cardinals have been a huge regional drawing card ever since. Herzog was tough act to follow with Cardinals 2010-07-23T20:46:00Z Hayward would give the Pacers a natural drawing card and a young shooter around which to build. Pacers consider dealing pick for point guard 2010-06-22T17:48:00Z I recall an incident, however, which goes to show that the most expensive attractions do not necessarily prove the greatest drawing cards. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z Having a distinguished military career is a powerful drawing card, going back to George Washington. Political Memo: Tempting Area for Exaggeration Meets Tools of the YouTube Era 2010-06-05T01:06:00Z When the man who was called Lord Byron died, the tournament lost its No. 1 drawing card. The Byron Nelson Championship Is Losing Its Luster 2010-05-21T14:48:00Z The top five home drawing cards were Kentucky, Syracuse, Louisville, Tennessee and North Carolina. Attendance drops slightly in college basketball 2010-05-12T17:19:00Z The typewriter in the office was a big drawing card for children. History of Ambulance Company Number 139 This animal proved a wonderful drawing card, and was then advertised as it sometimes is to-day as "the blood-sweating Behemoth of Holy Writ." Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z "This mystery business is a big drawing card," remarked Manager Clancy, endeavoring to ease the situation. Jimmy Kirkland and the Plot for a Pennant It would be very interesting for farmer boys and would be a good drawing card in small towns. The So-called Human Race The former felt that if the amendment should carry they would not object to a little of the credit, and they soon found also that the women were a drawing card. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years Neither good looks nor fortune should figure as a drawing card. Plain Facts “Chevy Chase is the drawing card, in the afternoon.” In Her Own Right There were the vast salaries which even the lesser drawing cards among the stars now demanded—and got. Sundry Accounts The grandstand was rather a small affair, and it speedily became filled with visitors, for the annual football game between the two schools was always a great drawing card. Dave Porter and His Rivals or, The Chums and Foes of Oak Hall And I want you to feel that we are glad to pay you well, for you are a drawing card for the show. Joe Strong, the Boy Fish or Marvelous Doings in a Big Tank Indeed, shepage 305 and the General fell in love with each other and were married at Grace Church, and as General and Mrs. Tom Thumb were perhaps the greatest drawing cards in the world. American Men of Mind The young man was a veritable Greek in form, and his bubbling wit and ready speech on any theme made him a drawing card at the political barbecue. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators She was so beautiful that I realized that she would be a great drawing card if she developed into a good trainer, so I consented and signed a contract with him for another year. Side Show Studies He seemed to be the luckiest fellow in the world in drawing cards. Frank Merriwell's Races It took a long time to teach him what tricks he knows, and he's always been a big drawing card to my show. Chums of the Camp Fire Dressed as a live doll and placed on exhibition in the middle of the booth, she would prove a drawing card. Grace Harlowe's Third Year at Overton College Susan was always a drawing card, for a woman on the lecture platform still was a novelty and almost everyone was curious about Susan B. Anthony. Susan B. Anthony Rebel, Crusader, Humanitarian They insisted I was a drawing card and they featured the appearance of a midget on the program. David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story The piano was the drawing card, and combined with Ranger Winess' large guitar manufactured strange music. I Married a Ranger The Seminole rig," explained Diane, "was an excellent drawing card for Palm Beach tourists but it was a bit conspicuous for the road. Diane of the Green Van The element of mystery is one of the best drawing cards I know—it's got Needley going strong. The Miracle Man The real drawing card were the books that filled the cases on three sides of the room. The Camp Fire Girls at School Or, The Wohelo Weavers She managed that easily enough, for she was becoming too great a drawing card for managers to curtly override her wishes. Big Timber A Story of the Northwest Youth is the biggest drawing card in the world and—the most transient. Wild Wings A Romance of Youth Denver had always been a good drawing card, and having won the first game of the present series, bade fair to draw a record attendance. The Redheaded Outfield It's all right, though; I told him he could use it—it's a drawing card in itself, for some of them would be curious enough to get off and see the finish. The Miracle Man I've heard that he has been known to come at peep of day when there's a Paderewski or a Melba for a drawing card. Miss Billy's Decision He really wanted to learn the drug business, but the boss knew he had a drawing card, and insisted that Eddie go right on concocting faerie queens and strawberry sundaes, and nectars and Kunz's specials. Buttered Side Down: Stories The Abbé bustled about, drawing cards and tables nearer to the lamps, away from the draught of the door, not too near the open wood fire. The Last Hope The Abbe bustled about, drawing cards and tables nearer to the lamps, away from the draught of the door, not too near the open wood fire. The Last Hope Good for you," cried the mayor delightedly; "you'll be a big drawing card, especially the young ladies. The Girl Aviators' Motor Butterfly "Well, it's another drawing card for the Sampson Brothers' Show," said Jim Tracy that night when the receipts were being counted and preparations being made for moving on to the next city. Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater The Most Dangerous Performance on Record Boss says he thinks he will be a drawing card. Andy the Acrobat The great majority of the audience were convinced that the Bible was not a "drawing card," and that it should not be introduced into the class study if it could possibly be avoided. Mr. World and Miss Church-Member A twentieth century allegory You have the hardest run of luck in drawing cards that I ever saw.' Tales of the Road Even painters in oils often use this drawing card; the Paris salons have always a considerable sprinkling of nudes, in all sorts of voluptuous attitudes, making a frank appeal to desire. Problems of Conduct Eleanor's confetti proved a drawing card, and young people and old wandered about, bestowing handfuls of it upon their friends whenever a good opportunity presented itself. Grace Harlowe's Senior Year at High School He was quick to grasp the value of Phil's predicament--that is, its value to the show as a drawing card. The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings : or, Making the Start in the Sawdust Life Thus in the great game of municipal rivalry did Okochee match that famous drawing card, the Hudson. Waifs and Strays Part 1 The next season, as a drawing card, I had my packer carry on the side, in his name, a greatly advertised line of shoes. Tales of the Road Without following it, it may be said that it was a solid drawing card for two years without a sign of abated popularity. Strictly business: more stories of the four million The drawing card for that year, and the most sought-after and popular for campaign speaking, was Governor Andrew, of Massachusetts. My Memories of Eighty Years The acts of Phil Forrest and Teddy Tucker had proved to be among the best drawing cards in the circus performance proper. The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings : or, Making the Start in the Sawdust Life Lots of people would buy because I was such a morsel of a creature, and I suppose he found me a drawing card. Bucky O'Connor She became immediately a drawing card—in assembly halls in some churches, and even at county fairs. The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation She is the biggest drawing card in the tennis world. The Art of Lawn Tennis Adèle, drawing card of the Aërial Roof Garden, sat at the window and took the air. The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million |
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