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

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He was initially shown a yellow card by referee Peter Bankes, but after being sent to the monitor for an on-field review by the video assistant referee (VAR), the booking was upgraded to a straight red card for serious foul play, which would have carried with it a three-match ban. —Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025

Declan Rice tripped him from behind to earn a yellow card. —Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025

With extra time looming, Lyon’s chances of progressing were dented when Tolisso was sent off for a second yellow card, but that did little to quell the French side’s ambition. —George Ramsay, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025

Messi brought the stadium back to life in the 31st minute, scoring on a lightning quick free kick, but it was nullified because the head referee had not officially re-started play after the yellow card that led to the kick. —Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for yellow card

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