identification card

noun

: id

Examples of identification card in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The number lays bare a public safety risk that authorities have warned about for years, as the state remains unable to ensure that people surrender their weapons after their firearm owner’s identification cards have been suspended. Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024 The department’s employees recently discarded Leandra Holt’s cold-weather sleeping bag, clothing, camping toilet, identification card application and cellphone. Nicole Santa Cruz, ProPublica, 16 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for identification card 

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Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of identification card was in 1889

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“Identification card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/identification%20card. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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