dog tag

noun

: an identification tag (as for military personnel or pets)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In addition to the dog tag, Evelyn received several gifts. —

Joan Rusek, cleveland, 5 Feb. 2023 His dog tag has an earlier design. —

Phil Gast, CNN, 11 Nov. 2021 Larry Hughes lost his military dog tag while serving with the U.S. Marine Corps in Vietnam nearly 60 years ago. —

Cathy Free, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Feb. 2023 The mystery begins with a single clue — an old U.S. Army dog tag. —

Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2022 Kenston fifth grader, Evelyn Kraemer and her dog, Kenzie took top honors in the Geauga County Auditor’s annual essay contest to choose the #1 dog in the county to wear dog tag number 1 for the year. —

Joan Rusek, cleveland, 5 Feb. 2023 Mattie came away from the assault holding Fry’s dog tag, leading Landor to seek revenge on Fry following her suicide. —

Megan Mccluskey, Time, 6 Jan. 2023 But Simpson’s dog tag proved particularly difficult. —

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