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

Referee Francois Letexier showed Vinicius Jr a yellow card for his role in what happened, drawing a bemused look from the goalscorer. —Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026

In two of those cases, involuntary and incidental, a competitor would typically be penalized with a yellow card, which effectively serves as a warning. —Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026

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

New York’s Argentine No. 10 Maxi Moralez was issued a yellow card after a hard foul on Miami’s Maxi Falcon. —Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for yellow card

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