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

It was also announced this week that Orlando midfielder Wilder Cartagena will be suspended for the next Leagues Cup match after reaching the three yellow card limit. — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026

Dreyer received his first yellow card for removing his shirt after scoring the go-ahead goal in the 89th minute, then collected his second yellow in the waning moments of injury time. — Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

Following Dreyer’s eighth MLS goal this year, the Dane was shown a second yellow card in stoppage time for a hard foul on Son Heung-min, but the damage was already done. — Josh Gross, Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026

Current defender Elizabeth Ball was shown a red card for a foul on Gotham forward Jordynn Dudley in the 27th minute after a corner kick but after a video review it was downgraded to a yellow card. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for yellow card

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