driver's license
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of driver's license
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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I gave up and called my GP’s office and told them I was driving over to get them and I was happy to show my driver’s license when I got there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Tiger Woods pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges of careless and reckless driving stemming from a rollover car crash in Florida in March and had his driver's license suspended for five years.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Or at least it’s on your driver’s license.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
He’s there on your California driver’s license, on every state flag and on your UC Berkeley merch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
He whips out an old man’s worn leather wallet and shows me his driver’s license.
From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm
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