How to Use yellow card in a Sentence

yellow card

noun
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  • In the 41st minute, Rocky Rodríguez picked up a yellow card for the Thorns.
    — oregonlive, 27 Aug. 2023
  • The Mustangs were called for a yellow card and the Lions took advantage.
    — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 19 Apr. 2024
  • Gomez got a yellow card in the 53rd minute Wednesday night and Alba got his in the third minute of extra time for a foul on Ashley Westwood.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 4 July 2024
  • Experienced players at this level would’ve brought Leao crashing to the ground and taken the yellow card for the good of the team.
    — Emmet Gates, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Late in the second quarter, a yellow card put the Mavs down a player as the Knights scored the final goal headed into halftime.
    — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2024
  • There is so much trash talk after every goal, yellow card or penalty call.
    — Chelsea Hylton, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2023
  • Madrid right back Dani Carvajal, who entered the match in the 75th, was sent off deep into stoppage time with a second yellow card.
    — Tales Azzoni, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Coming out of the break, Malanda received his second yellow card in the 51st minute and Charlotte went down a man for the final 30 minutes of play.
    — Evan Dudley, al, 25 May 2023
  • There are a plethora of incidents that feel too serious for a yellow card but not quite deserving of a red.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2023
  • With 20 minutes left to play, Miami went down a man after Ruiz was given a second yellow card.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 16 June 2024
  • In the ninth minute, England defender Alex Greenwood received a yellow card for a sliding tackle from behind that left Kerr on the ground again.
    — John Pye, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023
  • In soccer, there’s players acting when tripped to fake injury to convince the official to issue a yellow card.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Le Normand picked up his second yellow card of the tournament in the first half, triggering a suspension.
    — Glynn A. Hill, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
  • At times, after the referee makes what Richard Harper considers a bad call, the super fan pulls out a homemade yellow card.
    — Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2024
  • In first-half stoppage time, defender Larrys Mabiala earned a yellow card for the Timbers in a dangerous spot a few yards outside the box.
    — oregonlive, 18 Mar. 2023
  • In the 59th minute, with the game remaining highly physical, Meghan Klingenberg picked up a yellow card for Portland.
    — oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The match was testy and featured seven yellow cards and one red card after Colombia’s Daniel Muñoz was ejected in the first half after being shown a second yellow card.
    — Jacob Lev, CNN, 11 July 2024
  • Copa refs deserve a yellow card for their performance, and some should be red-carded and ejected before 2026.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 15 July 2024
  • Even coach Tim McCormack was flagged a yellow card for standing in the field of play and nearly making contact with an official.
    — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2024
  • In the sixth minute, Thorns goalkeeper Bella Bixby was given a yellow card after coming off her line and taking out Ryan’s legs going for a ball.
    — oregonlive, 9 July 2023
  • But the match has led some to also voice growing frustration, with boos heard ringing out from the stands after the referee showed Rose Lavelle her second yellow card of the tournament.
    — NBC News, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Messi drew the opportunity when he was taken down by Pablo Ruiz on a drive downfield resulting in Ruiz drawing the game’s first yellow card.
    — Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Lavelle did receive a yellow card, but her chippiness was effective.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 27 July 2023
  • The crowd groaned as slow-motion replays on the stadium screens showed the incident, and, after a delay of several minutes, the yellow card was upgraded to red.
    — John Pye, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The referee, Stuart Attwell, showed Holgate a yellow card.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Egypt finished the game with 10 players when defender Mohamed Hamdy was sent off in the first period of extra time with his second yellow card for a late challenge on Simon Banza.
    — CiarÁn Fahey, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Bishop received a yellow card and was booed by the crowd at Snapdragon Stadium following the incident.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2023
  • Rose Lavelle sat out the match out after earning a yellow card accumulation suspension.
    — Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2023
  • One piece that will be missing Sunday is midfielder Rose Lavelle, who played her first full game since April but was ineffective and drew her second yellow card in as many matches, meaning she’ll be suspended for the round of 16.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
  • And despite his age, the 34-year-old ranked second in the league in total distance covered before missing Saturday’s loss to the Houston Dynamo due to yellow card accumulation.
    — Nicky Wolcott, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2024

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