identification card

noun

: id

Examples of identification card in a Sentence

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Documents that meet Real ID requirements are the driver’s license or identification card that each state issues, including Florida. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025 Advertisement Advertisement The Department of Homeland Security last extended the REAL ID deadline in December 2022, pushing back the full enforcement date and giving people two more years to obtain this type of identification card. Solcyré Burga, Time, 3 Apr. 2025 Though some users questioned why the finder didn't simply check the address on the ID, the poster explained that Finnish identification cards typically don't include addresses. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025 In less than two months, Americans who travel will need a Real ID-compliant driver’s license or state identification card to board a domestic aircraft. Alexi Giannoulias, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for identification card

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of identification card was in 1889

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“Identification card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/identification%20card. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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