yellow card

noun

1. Soccer. a yellow card shown by the referee to a player being cautioned for a violation.

yellow card

noun

1. a card of a yellow colour displayed by a referee to indicate that a player has been officially cautioned for some offence

verb

1. tr to caution (a player) officially for some offence

adjective

1. serving as a warning; intended to warn

   a yellow card system is in place

Example Sentences

Richlan and Leitner also looked at how often referees issued foul calls in the form of yellow cards.

From Science News For Students

To examine how fan pressure on referees might have contributed to the discrepancy, the researchers looked at how often referees issued foul calls in the form of yellow cards.

From Science News

Plus for Chelsea, both Mason Mount and Jorginho will be missing the second leg due to yellow cards.

From FiveThirtyEight

Resistance by some passengers prompted Alaska Airlines to begin issuing yellow cards, akin to the warnings in soccer, to problem passengers.

From Washington Post

The initial yellow card said employees would file a report that could result in a passenger being suspended.

From Washington Post

“I have a yellow card,” Munter recalled, describing the new policy.

From The Daily Beast

And, placing his hand in his breast-pocket, he produced a small folded yellow card bearing his photograph, which he handed to me.

From Project Gutenberg

Pocketing the yellow card, she squeezed behind the steering wheel.

From Project Gutenberg

The official announcement came to the Consulate upon a long yellow card bearing certain Chinese characters.

From Project Gutenberg

With the yellow card in his hand, he went over to the fiction section of the open shelves.

From Project Gutenberg