How to Use "Card" with Example Sentences

card (n): a small piece of plastic with information on it relating to credit, business, identification, or greetings for special occasions; set of small, rectangular pieces of paper used for playing games; a piece of computer hardware

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Used with adjectives:

"You'll need your ID card to enter."
(ID, identification, membership, green)

"Here is my business card."
(business)

"The notes were written on the report card."
(report, index, flash)

"She lost her charge card."
(charge, credit, debit, check, phone, prepaid, calling)

"My computer needs a new memory card."
(memory, network, sound, video, wireless)

"Thank you for the birthday card."
(birthday, greeting, Christmas, get-well, sympathy, anniversary)

"She wants to buy playing cards."
(playing, tarot, baseball, trading)

"What was the wild card?"
(wild, trump, winning)

Used with verbs:

"He hands out his business card to anyone who will take it."
(hands out, gives out)

"You can swipe your card in this machine."
(swipe, scan, insert)

"Would you like to pay by credit card?"
(pay by, pay with, use a)

"They don't accept credit cards here."
(accept, take)

"The bank canceled our cards."
(canceled, issued, replaced)

"He will install the sound card for me."
(install)

"My grandmother sends me a card for every holiday."
(sends, gives)

"Did you get any birthday cards?"
(get, receive)

"Everyone signed her retirement card."
(signed, wrote in)

"Would you like to cut the cards?"
(cut, deal, shuffle)

"The magician told her to pick a card."
(pick, choose, draw, take)

Used with nouns:

"What is your card number?"
(number)

"Your credit card company should protect you if the card is stolen."
(company, issuer)

"Does anyone have a deck of cards?"
(deck, pack)

"We'll play a hand of cards."
(hand, game)

"Are you ready for a card game?"
(game, trick)

"All the card players were having fun."
(players)

"We'll eat at the card table."
(table)

"Do you have a card catalogue here?"
(catalogue, reader)