wild card
Example Sentences
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He’s now 11-8, won his first two five-set matches, and is the first British wild card to reach the Wimbledon men’s semifinals in the Open Era.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
And then there’s the wild card: interest-rate differentials.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
Not Williams’s layoff, not the comeback, not the Super Bowl-style fuss, and certainly not Williams’s decision to accept a wild card to return to singles at Wimbledon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
They may have given her a wild card, but nobody’s going to give her a break.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Ren is a wild card, but also a seasoned player who has unlocked and played all of these high-level worlds.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
