yellow card

noun

soccer

: a yellow card that a referee holds in the air to indicate that a player has broken the rules of the game and is being officially warned

Examples of yellow card in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With head coach Dean Smith suspended (yellow card accumulation), associate head coach Miles Joseph managed Charlotte to its fifth clean sheet in six games. —Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2025

Hal Hershfelt’s late challenge — a boot straight to Hutton’s ankle after Hutton had made a pass — resulted in her second yellow card of the evening. —Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025

Slot replaced him with Andy Robertson in the first half after Kerkez picked up a yellow card for diving. —Andy Jones, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025

Getting a start as part of the centerback carousel approach that has been adopted for much of the year, Aviles was sent off with a second yellow card for a jersey tug at midfield while competing for an aerial ball played over the top. —Franco Panizo, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for yellow card

• bodyguard
• boulevard
• disregard
• asgard
• backyard
• barnyard
• blackguard
• bombard
• brickyard
• canard
• churchyard
• coastguard