identification card

noun

: id

Examples of identification card in a Sentence

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For the first time in two years, Kansans will be allowed to change the gender on their driver’s licenses and state identification cards unless the state Supreme Court intervenes to prevent it. Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2025 As of Wednesday, certain standard driver’s licenses and other identification cards will no longer meet federal standards for people seeking to fly within the United States and for access to some federal facilities, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Daniella Silva, NBC news, 7 May 2025 Items seized included a garbage bag that contained a women’s purse, wallet, identification cards for Worser, various cards and a garbage bag that contained a mixture of male and female clothing that were saturated in a red blood-like substance, the warrant affidavit said. Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025 In Other News Branch out with other reads on The Hill: Passport verification unavailable amid outage A system used to verify passport document data for agencies that issue driver’s licenses and identification cards was unavailable Wednesday amid an outage, according to a transportation group. Julia Shapero, The Hill, 14 May 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 17 Jun. 2025.

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