wild card

Example Sentences

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But the supreme being and patron of all pontiffs has to be considered a wild card.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

If she succeeds on Saturday, it would be a first for Australia - who joined the contest as a one-off wild card entry in 2015 but quickly became a permanent fixture.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

The wild card, however, is the duration of the war and the impact of a sustained bump in fuel prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

And there’s only one wild card who was absent from his seat during the Wardraft.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu