the wild

noun

: a wild, free, or natural place, state, or existence

The plants were collected from the wild.

They will return the animal to the wild when it is healthy.

I've only seen that animal in a zoo, never in the wild.

Examples of the wild in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Also in 2021, the Cardinals had their only winning season (11-6) and playoff appearance (a 34-11 loss to the Rams in the wild-card round) of Murray’s tenure. —Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026

Lamm and his colleagues say reintroducing missing species into the wild would be safe for the animals and the world. —Rob Stein, NPR, 4 Mar. 2026

Melby is now recovering at SeaWorld, and wildlife officials will coordinate his release back into the wild once his health improves. —Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026

His sixth and potentially final season came with multiple injuries (calf, ankle, shoulder, ribs), a career-high nine touchdowns, a scoring pass to Christian McCaffrey in the wild-card playoffs, but also seven interceptions among 90 targets. —Cam Inman, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for the wild

• beguiled
• brainchild
• compiled
• defiled
• exiled
• grandchild
• profiled
• refiled
• reviled
• stepchild
• stockpiled
• domiciled