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identity card

noun

: id

Examples of identity card in a Sentence

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When the elderly woman’s identity card expired, the son put on makeup, a wig and her clothes in order to pose as his mother and renew her card – something that must be done in person in Italy, the spokesperson said. Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025 Even her Italian identity card from 1951 listed her occupation as casalinga, housewife. Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025 Security forces manning roadblocks asked to see the identity cards of those who went out. NPR, 1 Nov. 2025 In some countries, identity cards are accepted as necessary documents used for social security, with residents barely raising an eyebrow when asked to show the cards as proof of ID. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for identity card

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of identity card was in 1900

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“Identity card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/identity%20card. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.

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