red card

noun

soccer

: a red card that a referee holds in the air to indicate that a player who has broken the rules of the game will not be allowed to continue playing

Examples of red card in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For potential red card tackles, the protocol involves the VAR watching the incident at full speed from a wide angle first to establish the intensity, before getting more forensic with the point of contact. — Graham Scott, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Giuliano Simeone scored an 85th-minute equalizer for Atletico, which played a man down from the 76th because of a red card for Robin Le Normand. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Toronto defender Walker Zimmerman was suspended for the Miami game after receiving a straight red card early in the second half against Charlotte. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2026

Star winger Anders Dreyer will be held out after he was shown a red card in the final minutes of last weekend’s 1-0 win over LAFC. — Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for red card

• asgard
• backyard
• barnyard
• blackguard
• bombard
• brickyard
• canard
• churchyard
• coastguard
• courtyard
• debarred
• diehard