How to Use Wild West in a Sentence

Wild West

noun
  • The new Wild West isn’t lost on its members.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 20 Mar. 2026
  • And then there were these desert-y bits and what looked like a Wild West bit as well.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 26 June 2024
  • These platforms are the Wild West, look out for yourself.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Pino tucks his thumbs in the armholes of his bullet-proof vest like a Wild West sheriff.
    — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
  • We were blown away to find out that the scam has evolved into something yet crazier and more Wild West.
    — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 11 Aug. 2023
  • New-style wine bottles will take over A new Wild West of bottle sizes is coming.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
  • There’s a Wild West of audio lit out there, all for free (via LibriVox).
    — Paul Grimstad, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Corners are like the Wild West, with nobody quite sure what constitutes a foul and what doesn’t.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Reminds me of Wild West Willie at the Malabar Lounge many years ago.
    — Mark Woods, Florida Times-Union, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Guests are encouraged to dress in cowboy and Wild Wild West attire.
    — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The current Wild West of vapes also adds to the potential pitfalls.
    — Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Largely thanks to Jake, who can’t help but go Wild West on his interlocutor.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Consumer credit markets haven’t been a Wild West because there’s been a new sheriff in town.
    — Mike Calhoun, Sun Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The rooms In keeping with the theme of the property, the rooms are inspired by the Wild West.
    — Asonta Benetti, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
  • There are those who bemoan this new era, likening the college sports landscape to the Wild Wild West.
    — Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
  • In the movie, Costner shoots his way through the 19th century Wild West.
    — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 19 May 2024
  • With that Wild West infusion, were there other influences this time around?
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Out here in the Wild West, that’s a Get Out Of A Ticket card.
    — William Roberson, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Visit Goldfield Ghost Town east of Mesa for tons of Wild West themed fun.
    — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • But in much of the country, hemp legalization has led to a veritable Wild West.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
  • For years, India was thought of as the Wild West of the fertility industry.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the other side of the bracket has truly felt like the Wild West, with shootout games on nearly a nightly basis.
    — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 6 May 2026
  • Buffalo Bill turned the battle into theater in his famous Wild West show.
    — New York Times, 28 June 2026
  • Arnold got bigger, the screenwriters ended up writing Wild Wild West, and a franchise was born.
    — Will Leitch, Vulture, 9 June 2025
  • Attached to these two spaces is Caesar's The West, a Wild West casino space.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
  • The socks are available in a three-pack Wild West set and a six-pack Rodeo Days set, ideal for holiday gifting.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 1 Nov. 2024
  • If the Wild, Wild West had claimed a coastal cousin, the old Fernandina Beach just might have been it.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Despite these pain points, Molise is arguably Italy’s last great frontier, the country’s proverbial Wild West.
    — Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2025
  • The sum total of social media can feel somewhat like its own Wild West amid the rise in misinformation and deepfakes.
    — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Wild West Walking Tour is $20 for adults, children 6-12, $10.
    — Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 21 Nov. 2025

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