Sentence examples for wildcards from inspiring English sources

(The clue "this Victorian engineer designed the difference engine" should thus elicit the response, "who was Charles Babbage?") Hidden wildcards provide opportunities to bet all or part of the previously amassed winnings.

Bogdanovic, who has received eight wildcards at Wimbledon and not won a match there, has lost all six of his live Davis Cup rubbers.

True or not true it has given the build-up to Nick Faldo's wildcards announcement on Sunday night a fascinating edge.

This season, they've begun upping the ante with "wildcards" borrowed from other museums.

And as the Egyptian government and security services brace for the expected wave of mass demonstrations, Islamic groups seem poised to emerge as wildcards in the growing political movement.

"I have to work hard over the next couple of years and hopefully I get some wildcards and win a couple of rounds and get my ranking up there," Kozlov said.

On the subject of the cost of Eurovision to SBS, Ebeid said the cost of the entry fee for Australian wildcard entrant, Guy Sebastian, to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest was paid by Sony Music.

In a World Cup year – when the pressure to achieve is at its most intense – the national coach would be given the freedom to select one wildcard pick from outside the domestic game.

However, she won the Australian wildcard playoff event to guarantee herself entry into the main draw, and could cause a few upsets with her looping groundies.

Seventeen-year-old Sydneysider Jordan Thompson earned his spot in the main draw, winning the Australian wildcard playoff event, and will be one to watch after pushing French world No 9 Richard Gasquet to a third-set tie-break at Kooyong on Wednesday.

In front of a small studio audience, Farage chose to discuss the issues of immigration, the European Union and democracy, while the young voters opted for the wildcard topic of education.