wild card
Example Sentences
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They knew that Hunter’s presence was the wild card that differentiated this show from the other “Trek” projects.
From Los Angeles Times
The identity of Buffalo's opponents in the next playoff round will hinge on the outcome of other AFC wild card games being played on Sunday and Monday.
From Barron's
How U.S. pressure to acquire Greenland might impact the process is a wild card.
And critically, he’ll have his No. 1 receiver back for the wild card round game against the Houston Texans.
A major wild card is whether the Supreme Court will overrule some portion of the tariffs, and how the administration might respond.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
