red card

noun

soccer

: a red card that a referee holds in the air to indicate that a player who has broken the rules of the game will not be allowed to continue playing

Examples of red card in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Marta was suspended for two games after a red card in the group stage, a devastating blow for the retiring player. —

Gadi Schwartz, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2024 And, yes, the early red card on Tim Weah on Thursday in Atlanta changed everything, yet the shorthanded Americans still took the lead and were minutes from a draw before conceding a late goal. —

Steven Goff, Washington Post, 2 July 2024 Eight minutes after that Zambia lost defender Pauline Zulu to a red card, leaving it short-handed the rest of the way. —

Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024 To Zambia's credit, the team managed to hold off the Americans despite losing Zulu to a red card and playing the entire second half a woman down. —

NBC News, 25 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for red card

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