driver's license
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of driver's license
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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I can’t even forward his mail to my address without his signature and driver’s license.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
The source said, however, the analysis could also incorporate additional records, such as driver’s license signatures.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
The bill replaced signature matching with stricter forms of verification, such as requiring mail-in voters to provide their driver’s license number or copies of licenses.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
He arrived without a driver’s license, according to Christopher Simon Sykes’s biography of the artist, and barely passed the test after a skimpy tutorial on a friend’s pickup truck.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
"I'm sorry, sir," he said, "but do you have some verification of your age? Your driver's license, perhaps?"
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
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