wild card

Example Sentences

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Hutter is on the market after being sacked by Monaco in October, but he really would be a wild card.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The wild card is air travel demand as U.S. and global economies absorb significantly higher energy prices, they wrote.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

Trujillo, the Democratic consultant, said the other wild card is Adam Miller, the tech entrepreneur who has waded into the fight against homelessness.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

“That’s the fun of playing a wild card, isn’t it? You never know what kind of player you’ll get.”

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu