greeting card
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of greeting card
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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On a Christmas tree greeting card, for example, a miniature ballerina ornament had three separate colors, including red lips.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
Her food prep and craft-making inspire greeting card musings, as in a scene when she and a friend layer a cake with raspberry preserves and buttercream but leave it unfrosted on the sides.
From Salon • Mar. 5, 2025
From a childhood marked by "kindness and energy" to becoming a wife and mother with a greeting card to send for every occasion and a phone call home every night at 21:00.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2025
Pike’s wife of 59 years, Nancy, recalled that he wrote “perfect notes to people” and could bring to life a greeting card with his command of the language.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2024
He was like that—overly expressive—the kind of guy who cried at a greeting card commercial.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
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