identification card

noun

Synonyms of identification cardnext
: id

Examples of identification card in a Sentence

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As Spees escorted her toward his patrol car, Gialenes dropped her identification card on the ground and bent down to retrieve it, the lawsuit states. Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 6 Jan. 2026 Inside the wallet was a Vietnamese identification card, prompting Berman to begin searching for the owner. Loureen Ayyoub, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026 The agency said the issue related to the software that applies expiration dates to the identification cards. Sacbee.com, 1 Jan. 2026 Nunez-Romano was also charged with possessing a firearm without a firearm identification card and defacing the serial number of a firearm. Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 31 Dec. 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 10 Jan. 2026.

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