wild card

Example Sentences

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Williams has been given a wild card entry into the doubles draw of the WTA 500 event, which begins June 8.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

The availability of memory chips remains a wild card for tech firms.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

For Dimon, it’s inflation that’s the wild card in the current environment.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Fabio Cannavaro: Perhaps a wild card but what better way to attempt to restore a feel-good factor to Italian football than appoint a national legend.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

In fact, I’ll be the only wild card in this year’s draft who isn’t internationally ranked.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu