identification card

noun

: id

Examples of identification card in a Sentence

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In rare instances, bank information, payment cards, driver's licenses or other identification cards might have been accessed, the company said. Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025 Although a person might be carrying their certificates and tribal identification cards, many of the reports said the agents who detained or questioned them didn’t acknowledge the documents as valid proof of citizenship, Hatathlie said. Alaa Elassar, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025 Wyoming voters can provide a valid Medicare or Medicaid insurance card, which do not have photos on them, or any identification card issued by a state. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025 Documents that meet Real ID requirements are the driver’s license or identification card that each state currently issues, including Florida. Maykel Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for identification card 

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 8 Feb. 2025.

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