wild card

Example Sentences

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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

Economic conditions remain a wild card for the rest of 2026 as investors parse how AI will reshape the labor market.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

The wild card now is the Supreme Court’s decision on the legality of certain tariffs, which could arrive as early as Friday.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

They don’t know I got two draw fours, a wild card, a yellow skip, and a red reverse.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas