How to Use the wild in a Sentence

the wild

noun
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  • Of the 10 days he’s spent in the wild, he’s been here for four.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Ward scored on the wild pitch and Adell advanced to third.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Most bears shot in the wild will be more than palatable.
    — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Their products are made to endure the harsh, the wild, the weather.
    — Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2024
  • Some cactus smugglers steal seeds from the wild but leave the plant in place.
    — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2023
  • But the scale never tips too far into the wild west theme.
    — Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 15 May 2024
  • Today, there are only around 140 of the antelopes in the wild.
    — Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 30 Dec. 2023
  • The species is at a high risk of extinction in the wild, according to the zoo.
    — Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2024
  • The tone and pace of her writing are transformed by her encounter in the wild.
    — Jasmine Liu, The New Republic, 24 Oct. 2023
  • But those acts never came close to the amazing feats of orcas in the wild.
    — Victoria Sayo Turner, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 July 2023
  • Ocean images may be first of newborn great white shark in the wild.
    — Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2024
  • According to the World Wildlife Fund there were about a thousand pandas in the wild in the 1980’s.
    — Kelly Bowman, CNN, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Nothing brings on the warm and fuzzy ocean vibes like seeing dolphins in the wild.
    — Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Seeing a wolf in the wild would be like catching a glimpse of Nessie in Scotland.
    — Peter Rubin, Longreads, 29 May 2024
  • Explore her life at the center and learn how rat snakes survive in the wild.
    — Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2024
  • And a lost hiker returns safely from a walk on the wild side.
    — Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2024
  • At least four guns were fired during the wild shootout that erupted at 12:58 a.m.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 5 July 2023
  • But the birds are rare enough that few Floridians have ever seen one in the wild.
    — Michael Adno, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2023
  • This is the best app for identifying plants in our gardens and in the wild.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2024
  • New drone footage appears to show the first time a newborn great white shark has been spotted in the wild.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Riding Stables is an option to soak in the wild side of the Smoky Mountains.
    — Ashia Aubourg, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Those looking to sleep out in the wild can book one of the lodge's freestanding cabins.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Surveys have found dwindling numbers of delta smelt in the wild.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
  • The last big friend moment in the wild, when Swift was photographed out with a group of her celeb pals out in New York City, was in 2018.
    — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Some were released back into the wild, and others were moved abroad.
    — Kostiantyn Khudov, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2024
  • There are now fewer than 7,000 cheetahs left in the wild, according to the WWF.
    — Tara Subramaniam, CNN, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Wild Summon follows the life cycle of the wild salmon in human form.
    — Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Poetry is a conduit that that opens our minds and hearts to the ancient wisdom of the wild.
    — Deborah Calmeyer, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Never mind that the wild success of Grapes led to the shelving of Babb’s own novel about the Dust Bowl crisis.
    — Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Longo had had the animal for a few months and had hoped to release it back into the wild.
    — Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024

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