identification card

noun

: id

Examples of identification card in a Sentence

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No firearm owner’s identification card or background check. Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025 Eyewitnesses told the Seattle Times that agents demanded identification cards from members of two private contractor fire crews. Frederick Dreier, Outside, 28 Aug. 2025 The Texas Department of Public Safety unveiled its new design for the state driver’s license and identification card on Monday, Aug. 18. Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025 As the operator of the watercraft, Aviva would have had to have a boating education ID card and a photo identification card with her. David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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