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

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

Enter Mr. Trump, who as always was a wild card.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams, 45, has accepted a wild card to play the prestigious Indian Wells WTA hardcourt tournament in March, organizers said Friday.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

I need another moment where every wild card is in the same space at once, and I’ll get to be physically close enough to them in order to study their info.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu