identification bracelet
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of identification bracelet
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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“We sacrificed and they treated us like livestock over there,” one of the workers, Wael al-Sajda, said from the border, pointing to his ankle fitted with an identification bracelet.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2023
Upon entry, visitors receive a radio-frequency identification bracelet, or “laugh band”, with which they create a “sense of humor profile”.
From The Guardian • Aug. 2, 2018
It recommends that everyone get an identification bracelet no matter how early a patient’s condition.
From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2016
No identification bracelet was placed on his body, and Moon’s bracelet was instead placed on another body, the lawsuit said.
From Washington Times • Apr. 21, 2015
As the nurses loudly read each baby's name from its identification bracelet, each mother claimed her own.
From Time Magazine Archive
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