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

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Nicolas Jackson, on a yellow card, was hooked and Tammy Abraham took his place. Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Austin defender Guilherme Biro was sent off with his second yellow card in the 90th. ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for yellow card

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“Yellow card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yellow%20card. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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