yellow card
Soccer. a yellow card shown by the referee to a player being cautioned for a violation.
- Compare red card.
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How to use yellow card in a sentence
“I have a yellow card,” Munter recalled, describing the new policy.
And, placing his hand in his breast-pocket, he produced a small folded yellow card bearing his photograph, which he handed to me.
Hushed Up | William Le QueuxPocketing the yellow card, she squeezed behind the steering wheel.
Clue of the Silken Ladder | Mildred A. WirtThe official announcement came to the Consulate upon a long yellow card bearing certain Chinese characters.
As I Remember | Marian GouverneurWith the yellow card in his hand, he went over to the fiction section of the open shelves.
A Son of the City | Herman Gastrell Seely
British Dictionary definitions for yellow card
/ sport /
a card of a yellow colour displayed by a referee to indicate that a player has been officially cautioned for some offence
(tr) to caution (a player) officially for some offence
serving as a warning; intended to warn: a yellow card system is in place
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