wild card

Example Sentences

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

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

If Yamamoto was on a .500 club that was hoping to get a wild card, they wouldn’t be planning for October every year like the Dodgers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 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

“Gas prices are the wild card for consumers because they act like a fast-moving tax on household budgets,” said Kenwell.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

I got another wild card plus a skip.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas