identification card

noun

: id

Examples of identification card in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In Sanibel, residents with identification cards and business owners with permits could return during daylight hours, but city officials warned that a boil water notice and a curfew were in effect. Sam Brock, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024 The identification card must include a photo and the voter must also provide a fee statement from the current semester. Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2024 Affected voters first received a driver's license or state identification card prior to 1996. Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 20 Sep. 2024 An official with Canada's Peel Regional Police told ABC News that both identification cards were fake. Jared Kofsky, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for identification card 

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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 31 Oct. 2024.

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