wild card

Example Sentences

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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

“The biggest wild card here is duration,” Romaine said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

A potential wild card, of course, is the U.S. conflict with Iran.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

I need another moment where every wild card is in the same space at once, and I’ll get to be physically close enough to them in order to study their info.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu