identification card

noun

: id

Examples of identification card in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Following that tragedy, police descend on the scene, forcing residents to carry identification cards and bursting in on their apartments in the middle of the night, ostensibly searching for drugs. Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2024 Officers at multiple security checkpoints regularly inspect documents and vehicles and even request identification cards from passers-by. Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024 Those with a valid out-of-state registry card and documentation of a qualifying medical condition would be able to possess, purchase, acquire and engage in the use of medical marijuana in the state without receiving a registry identification card from the cabinet. Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 18 Mar. 2024 According to prosecutors, Pakistani identification cards matching their names were found onboard their boat. Robert Legare, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2024 As of that date, a standard driver's license or identification card won’t get you through a TSA checkpoint. Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 6 Feb. 2024 Court records show Nance was charged with robbery in 2019 and charged last year with obstructing a police officer and possession of a firearm without the requisite owner’s identification card. Antonio Planas, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2024 If approved, qualifying patients will receive their identification card within 5 days of the approval. Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 18 Mar. 2024 Pal, who played nearly 20 minutes, missed the flight due to an identification card mixup. Pat Graham, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2024

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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 27 Apr. 2024.

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