wild card

Example Sentences

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If she succeeds on Saturday, it would be a first for Australia - who joined the contest as a one-off wild card entry in 2015 but quickly became a permanent fixture.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

“Gas prices are the wild card for consumers because they act like a fast-moving tax on household budgets,” said Kenwell.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 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

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

I got another wild card plus a skip.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas