wild thing
Example Sentences
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And the wild thing, I think the greatest gift, was becoming a mother; I understood what it means, unconditional love.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
"It was honestly the most wild thing ever," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2025
“I can’t think of any one that has language like this, where it’s telling people to lie. That seems like a wild thing for lawyers, on both sides, to be saying.”
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2024
“That’s a wild thing for us as ice core scientists, because we’re used to being way inland and it’s just flat white.”
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 18, 2024
He wasn’t her baby any more but a wild thing, a thief, a robber.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
