red card

noun

soccer

: a red card that a referee holds in the air to indicate that a player who has broken the rules of the game will not be allowed to continue playing

Examples of red card in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Werder Bremen were 3-1 down and a man down (after a red card) with 26 minutes left at the Weserstadion on Saturday, but recovered to draw 3-3, equalising in the 95th minute. —Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025

The 29-year-old joined Como in January on an 18-month deal but made only one appearance, receiving a straight red card in a defeat by AC Milan in March. —Tommy Lund, Reuters, 1 Sep. 2025

Eddie Howe's men trailed the Reds by two goals after Anthony Gordon's red card dismissal on Monday, but still fought back to tie the level briefly. —Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025

Miami coach Javier Mascherano was serving a red card suspension and watched the game from a third-level team box. —Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for red card

• asgard
• backyard
• barnyard
• blackguard
• bombard
• brickyard
• canard
• churchyard
• coastguard
• courtyard
• debarred
• diehard