ID card
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of ID card
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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DMV officials said usage of the mobile driver’s license or ID card is not tracked, and no data are shared without a person’s consent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
The BBC said in a statement that an unnamed journalist "has been unable to leave Vietnam for several months as the authorities have withheld their ID card and their renewed passport".
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2025
Not an ID card, but a digital ID scheme.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2025
The agents let him go only after Gavidia provided his ID card, which they did not give back.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2025
One of them handed the driver something that looked like a laminated ID card, and the driver handed over something that looked like folded bills, then waved and drove off.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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