wild
Example Sentences
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For Dimon, it’s inflation that’s the wild card in the current environment.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
But Cynthia was also talking about a new man in her life—a man she was wild about.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
ASF is highly contagious and lethal for pigs and wild boars, but it does not affect humans.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
The American moved to match point when Burruchaga drilled a backhand wide down the line, and then clinched victory when the South American yanked a wild forehand long on the next point.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
I look around, but if the caramel leather box was here, Dad would have found it during his wild rampage.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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