How to Use placard in a Sentence

placard

noun
  • The placard on the door says that the church was built in the late 1600s.
  • Enid’s placard goes up in flames.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Sargsyan thought the placard would get him out of a minor jam.
    — Jason Sanchez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2022
  • Conor grabbed the placard near his napkin and aimed his phone at it.
    — Rebecca Curtis, The New Yorker, 5 July 2021
  • The player’s name is on a placard.
    — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2026
  • One placard was placed next to a black pair of running shoes in the lot.
    — John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Aug. 2021
  • Sargsyan used the placard to park at red curbs on Rodeo Drive.
    — Matthew Ormsethstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Disabled placards are half price.
    — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
  • He also was flanked by a series of placards.
    — Al Weaver, The Hill, 22 Oct. 2025
  • These placards are valid for up to six months and are not renewable.
    — Evan Moore august 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The tank, a replica, has a placard that appears to be pages from a book.
    — Trevor Fraser, orlandosentinel.com, 25 Mar. 2021
  • And no walking scorers with the placard that lists the golfer and their score to par?
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2021
  • At least her sister is too young to be entrusted with a placard.
    — Han Ong, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022
  • Byrne even got a vehicle placard to place in the bike’s basket.
    — Victoria Hunt, Robb Report, 1 May 2023
  • The placard is designed to keep boaters on the correct side of the channel.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
  • Taco Bell was reinspected the same day and passed with a green placard.
    — Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Bueno Cafe was reinspected the same day and passed with a green placard.
    — Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Many at the rally waved placards showing Pahlavi, some that called him a king.
    — Stanislav Hodina, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Some people can stand and hold a placard, protest sign, for way longer than other people.
    — Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 12 Nov. 2020
  • Then show them the disabled parking placard from your doctor.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 4 June 2023
  • That means air fresheners, parking placards and, yes, even those dice are fair game to hang.
    — CBS News, 30 Dec. 2023
  • Throughout the church were hanging placards of King's quotes.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 16 Jan. 2024
  • However, the grocery store passed with a green placard.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 21 Nov. 2025
  • However, the grocery store passed with a green placard.
    — Sacbee.com, 3 Dec. 2025
  • The car is a drag racer with zero emissions, said a placard next to the driver’s door.
    — Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2021
  • The placard was talking about starlight, but what if there was another message here for me?
    — Elena Megalos, Longreads, 31 Mar. 2026
  • These being writers, the placards and chants were a little more clever than usual.
    — Vulture, 5 May 2023
  • Some scenes are set at fan signing events and concerts awash with colorful light sticks and placards.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Soccer World was reinspected the same day and passed with a green placard.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Maya’s Taqueria was reinspected the same day and passed with a green placard.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado may 15, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026

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