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

At one point, officials claimed Fullerton fans were blowing a whistle in the stands and separately issued a yellow card on an adult on the sidelines who was not dressed in Fullerton colors and didn’t appear to be an official member of the team. —Martin Henderson, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026

Jaydee Canvot’s handball to give away a penalty after a lengthy VAR check and then Adam Wharton’s late challenge on Moises Caicedo to earn him a second yellow card only served to compound the misery. —Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026

Weigandt was shown a yellow card in the 22nd minute. —Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025

And Pilcher, in protecting the 1-0 lead, denied the visitors a fastbreak near midfield by smartly taking down a player, well worth the yellow card. —Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for yellow card

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