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

Striker Christian Benteke, D.C.’s biggest star, was suspended Saturday due to yellow card accumulation. —Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2025

Chris Kavanagh booked Everton’s Carlos Alcaraz in their 1-0 defeat against Leeds United on Monday evening for brandishing an imaginary yellow card after being fouled. —Cerys Jones, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025

The early drama came in the third minute when Wilfried Zaha earned a yellow card for tossing a Salt Lake player to the ground. —Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 16 Aug. 2025

Defender Vitor Costa, after picking up a yellow card during a collision in the 30th minute, left the field on a stretcher in the 34th and was replaced by substitute Dave Romney. —Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 17 July 2025

Rhymes for yellow card

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