identity card

noun

: id

Examples of identity card in a Sentence

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The woman explains that her 18-year-old son had recently transitioned and had at last received his national identity card confirming his gender. Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025 Investigators found hundreds of counterfeit federal and state identity cards as part of their investigation. Bethany Blankley | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Dec. 2024 Because 300 million Indians now have bank accounts, and more than a billion have cell phones and unique biometric identity cards, mobile banking has taken off. Gurcharan Das, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2019 Their dad had amassed quite a collection from the war, including photos of staff and residents of Heidenheim, identity cards, letters of recommendation and medical documents detailing his concentration camp abuse. Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for identity card 

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of identity card was in 1900

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“Identity card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/identity%20card. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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