How to Use wild in a Sentence

wild

1 of 3 adjective
  • The crowd went wild when the band took the stage.
  • I felt a wild rage.
  • He was wild with anger.
  • That may sound like a wild idea.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
  • Your wild, blonde mane is part of you!
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Both are wild and scenic rivers with no dams.
    — Outside, 4 Nov. 2025
  • And that isn’t even the weird and wild part.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • But if there is a wild pack of them out there still.
    — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The stock has been on a wild ride this week, to be sure.
    — Pia Singh, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
  • This is a four-door Hyundai sedan—wild.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 4 Mar. 2026
  • And that is just the first episode of the show's wild ride.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Say yes to what feels new and wild; the risk is worth it.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Mandy Moore sent it to him, which is so wild.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
  • His first touchdown was a wild one.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
  • This one has all the makings to be wild.
    — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
  • Anyone else go to wild lengths?
    — Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2026
  • The near-sellout crowd went wild.
    — Latif Love june 18, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
  • Again, the success of it is just wild to me.
    — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Get ready for some wet, wild weather.
    — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
  • But the drop-off after those three is wild.
    — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
  • The foliage does not have an odor like wild onions do.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
  • Watch wild sea lions bask in the heart of the city.
    — Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Mauve and taupe used to be our wild and crazy neighbors.
    — Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Earth’s oceans have always been a wild world of sound.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Here is the home run that capped a wild comeback win.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
  • And your nose may pick up the musky odor of wild bison.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The stock market has been on a wild ride over the past month.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
  • And something like that is just wild, in the best way wild.
    — Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • Fresh or frozen, wild or farmed … there is a lot to unpack.
    — Amanda Leland, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • But the ball was a bit too wild and skipped off Schlesinger’s glove.
    — Susan Miller Degnan, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2024

wild

2 of 3 noun
  • The plants were collected from the wild.
  • They will return the animal to the wild when it is healthy.
  • They hiked through the wilds of Maine.
  • I've only seen that animal in a zoo, never in the wild.
  • Could these animals survive in the wild?
  • Some of this may sound a little wild.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 31 May 2026
  • The idea is to keep the animal wild.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
  • There’s no place better in the world to see Orcas in the wild.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Get ready for a weekend in the wild with your crew of fun, fearless females.
    — Noel Cody, Essence, 22 Sep. 2022
  • The walking is pleasant, but the birds are at their wild-flushing worst.
    — Tom Davis, Field & Stream, 4 Dec. 2019
  • These are red squirrels, and to see them in the wild, let alone in such numbers, is a rare treat.
    — Jason Thomson, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Plants discovered growing on their own in the wild cannot be patented.
    — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 20 Aug. 2022
  • But, when out in the wild, the actor tends to favour more classic silhouettes.
    — Alex Kessler, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2023
  • People can also shallowly bury birds or just leave them where they’re found in the wild.
    — oregonlive, 23 Nov. 2022
  • In the wild, it is known to overgrow forest floors and tree trunks due to its aerial root system.
    — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 26 Nov. 2022
  • In a matter of months, researchers were able to grow organisms that take decades to form in the wild.
    — Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Dec. 2022
  • In the wild and in zoos, most panda cubs are weaned between 18 months and 2 years of age.
    — Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2022
  • In the wild, lions can live up to 16 years, but male lions rarely live past 12.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
  • These questions may prove important for the survival of zebra sharks in the wild.
    — Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2023
  • For a bird’s eye view of the landscape, opt for a hot air balloon flight or a scenic flight across the great African wild.
    — Karthika Gupta, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Ropey feeders hang from trees for tall animals who, in the wild, would get their food from above rather than from a pile on the ground.
    — The Enquirer, 26 Oct. 2022
  • On the eve of his wedding, John Stamos was not having one wild, last night of fun.
    — Meredith Lepore, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2023
  • One batch just didn’t like its new spot — and in another case, the plant encountered a predator in the wild.
    — Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Oct. 2022
  • Not all agree that the die-offs were worse than can be expected in the wild; after all, nature can be brutal.
    — Victoria Turk, Wired, 19 July 2022
  • Nearly all the animals came to the zoo because they were injured or orphaned in the wild.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 11 Nov. 2022
  • The study is one of very few that examine Toxoplasma in the wild.
    — Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 24 Nov. 2022
  • Moe was orphaned in the wild as a young sloth and has been in Cincinnati since 2006.
    — Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Today, the small wild-roaming herds are often viewed as a symbol of resilience and wisdom.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The thing is, most tourists only drive through the 384 miles of scenic asphalt that bisect the park’s wilds.
    — Matt Bell, AFAR Media, 19 May 2026
  • The iOS update fixed two flaws, both of which were being used by attackers in the wild.
    — WIRED, 2 Sep. 2022

wild

3 of 3 adverb
  • These plants grow wild on the roadside.
  • Bring them to a party or serve them at your own and watch the crowd go wild.
    — Audrey Bruno, SELF, 15 May 2018
  • When del Potro stood up and raised his arms in the air, the crowd went wild.
    — Tom Perrotta, WSJ, 11 July 2018
  • Shoot from the grassy patch out front or go wild from up in the adjacent parking garage.
    — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 21 June 2019
  • The Astros streamed from the dugout and bullpen to go wild, tossing their gloves in the air.
    — Ben Walker, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Nov. 2017
  • The crowd goes wild and the pair embrace one another, arms aloft and tears flowing.
    — SI.com, 23 Oct. 2019
  • For fish and seafood, look for wild-caught or sustainably farmed when possible.
    — Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-Cpt, Good Housekeeping, 27 June 2022
  • Meanwhile, fresh fillets may be more expensive, whether they’re farm-raised or wild-caught.
    — Simon Spichak, Health, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Normally at a concert, when the artist steps out onto the stage and the show begins, the crowd goes wild.
    — Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 17 June 2017
  • The crowd went wild, some just a few feet from the stage, some a mile or two away, watching on one of the many Jumbotrons.
    — Aubrey Whelan, Philly.com, 8 Feb. 2018
  • All seafood is wild-caught sustainably in Alaska, flash frozen and packed in coolers with dry ice.
    — Eleanore Park, WSJ, 10 Dec. 2020
  • Kyle Davis opened the inning with a double off Keaton, who then wild pitched Davis to third.
    — Randy McRoberts, The Aegis, 7 July 2017
  • Video of performance shows the crowd going wild as the hip-hop track begins to blast throughout the arena.
    — Fernando Ramirez, Houston Chronicle, 5 Jan. 2018
  • This is the famous Tiger Run-On, and the Vegas crowd goes wild for it.
    — Zack Arias, Smithsonian, 2 May 2017
  • This is the famous Tiger Run-On, and the Vegas crowd goes wild for it.
    — Zack Arias, Smithsonian, 29 Jan. 2017
  • At the end of the performance, Cabello nudged her nose against Mendes’ as the crowd went wild.
    — Ashley Boucher, PEOPLE.com, 27 Nov. 2019
  • Most of the region's black walnuts are currently wild-foraged and sold by the pound at local hulling centers.
    — Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Liai, his girlfriend, says yes as the crowd goes wild in a series of videos posted to Instagram.
    — Don Sweeney, sacbee, 17 July 2017
  • With McLellan at the plate, Johnston wild-pitched the runners to second and third.
    — Robert Morales, Orange County Register, 22 Jan. 2013
  • Lamb's Quarters Lamb's quarters is a wild-growing green that's very high in calcium.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Cleveland held the top American League wild-card slot at 74-51.
    — David Waldstein, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2019
  • Chavie had been afraid to talk to such a wild-sounding person as Chani Getter, but on the phone Chani was very friendly.
    — Larissa MacFarquhar, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2020
  • Like the Giants facing one of the four teams that stand between them and a National League wild-card slot.
    — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, 30 July 2019
  • Less then 24 hours ago, the Internet went wild over a video of a boy yodeling in the middle of Walmart.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2018
  • The crowd went wild, according to a video Bowling shared with the Louisville Courier-Journal.
    — Cleve Wootson, chicagotribune.com, 4 June 2018
  • Oakland retains a one-game lead over idle Tampa Bay for the top spot in the American League wild-card chase.
    — Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2019
  • First, like cucumbers, squash is a wild-growing vegetable that competes for garden space, according to Dilmore.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 9 June 2026
  • This is a bummer for a team that played so well in July (19-6) to climb into the National League wild-card race.
    — John Shea, SFChronicle.com, 6 Aug. 2019
  • The Flyers, who started the night as the conference’s top wild-card team, moved into a tie in points with the second-place Penguins in the Metro.
    — Sam Carchidi, Philly.com, 29 Mar. 2018
  • On April 21, the Powdersville High School dubbed two students prom king and queen – and just like any other year, the crowd went wild.
    — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 1 May 2018

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