wild card
noun
a card having its value decided by the wishes of the players.
wildcard
-
a variation of
wild card.
Example Sentences
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Morgan Stanley analyst Andrew Percoco wrote on Friday that he long believed Tesla was a “potential wildcard in the competitive landscape” of autonomous trucks.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Martina Navratilova was given a wildcard for both the 2004 French Open and Wimbledon - and won a round on the grass - when she made a comeback aged 47.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
"I think it's good for tennis to have these generational icons," said Karl Hale, the tournament director who offered Williams a wildcard for this month's WTA 1000 event in Toronto.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Each of these Grand Slam nations offers a men's and a women's wildcard to the others, knowing two of their players will benefit when it is their counterparts' turn to host.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Instead, you can use the ? wildcard as shown here: ls /etc/rc?.d /etc/rc?.d expands to a list of filenames that begin with rc, followed by any single character, followed by .d.
From Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage by John Goerzen
