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

That’s what Real Madrid had to do, however, after defender Raul Asencio was shown a red card after a flagrant foul just outside the penalty box in the seventh minute. —Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2025

Real Madrid bounced back from an early Raul Asencio red card to beat Pachuca in Charlotte and give Xabi Alonso his first win as head coach. —Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 22 June 2025

Spanish midfielder Herrera, who had been subbed off due to an injury, was shown a red card in the 45th minute after arguing with referee Cesar Ramos from the bench over a penalty awarded to Benfica. —Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 21 June 2025

The final goal came after Nicolas Jackson was given his marching orders after a 68th-minute red card. —Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025

Rhymes for red card

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