wild
Example Sentences
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For Dimon, it’s inflation that’s the wild card in the current environment.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
But Cynthia was also talking about a new man in her life—a man she was wild about.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
ASF is highly contagious and lethal for pigs and wild boars, but it does not affect humans.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
The American moved to match point when Burruchaga drilled a backhand wide down the line, and then clinched victory when the South American yanked a wild forehand long on the next point.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
It was almost as if he thought she was still in there and would come running out one day, filling the house with her wild, uninhibited giggling.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.