identity card

noun

: id

Examples of identity card in a Sentence

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While a passport or identity card can (and frequently is) forged and tampered with, a digital identity cannot be. Charles Wayn, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025 While a passport or identity card can (and frequently is) forged and tampered with, a digital identity cannot be. Charles Wayn, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025 Their two children have no documents, including passports or identity cards from either country. Time, 31 Mar. 2025 The woman explains that her 18-year-old son had recently transitioned and had at last received his national identity card confirming his gender. Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for identity card

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of identity card was in 1900

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“Identity card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/identity%20card. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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