new wrinkle

Idioms  

1. A clever device or expedient, a novelty, as in The players added a new wrinkle to victory celebrations by tossing their shirts to the crowd after the game. In the form of simply a wrinkle, this expression dates from the mid-1700s, new being added two centuries later.

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Example Sentences

And economists are hopeful that job growth will be better this year, particularly as tax cuts flow into the economy—though the Iran war, and the gasoline-price increases it has brought on, add a new wrinkle.

From The Wall Street Journal

“And that is creating a new wrinkle in what has been a steady march toward reduced numbers by the U.S. and the U.S.S.R., now Russia.”

From Slate

She’s obsessed with some Instagrammers who swim with sea-life all the time, but this is a new wrinkle.

From Literature

It had 14 staff reporters there, but also a new wrinkle.

From Los Angeles Times

Dent added 17 points and eight assists and the Bruins’ defense was slightly stronger while unveiling a new wrinkle eight days after giving up 80 points in a loss to California.

From Los Angeles Times

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