identification card

noun

: id

Examples of identification card in a Sentence

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In less than two months, Americans who travel will need a Real ID-compliant driver’s license or state identification card to board a domestic aircraft. Alexi Giannoulias, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025 Starting May 7, a Real ID compliant license or identification card — or another acceptable document — is needed to board a commercial aircraft in the U.S. The guidelines also apply when visiting military bases and secure federal buildings like courthouses. Kelly Tyko, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025 Mahmoud al-Saadi, the head of the Palestine Red Crescent Society in Jenin, said that patients who had been evacuated were led to a checkpoint to be searched and that their identification cards were checked before they were allowed to pass. Lara Jakes, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025 Each state handles the issuance of driver’s licenses and identification cards independently, and each state has its own Real ID requirements. Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 7 Mar. 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 21 Apr. 2025.

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