new wrinkle

Idioms  

1. A clever device or expedient, a novelty, as in The players added a new wrinkle to victory celebrations by tossing their shirts to the crowd after the game. In the form of simply a wrinkle, this expression dates from the mid-1700s, new being added two centuries later.

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Example Sentences

“Timing is always a component of strategy and the potential of a strike has added a new wrinkle to that process.”

From Los Angeles Times

One more Patterson note: the running back added a new wrinkle to his game, fielding kick returns in the second half.

From Washington Times

He even added a new wrinkle to the Big Lie narrative, claiming that votes were supposedly rigged, stolen and otherwise manipulated in Biden's favor — and the truth is to be found in "the routers," the sort of technical-sounding detail that is actually nonsense.

From Salon

“The new wrinkle in this is really this new variant. It just sort of rips very quickly through people who are susceptible to being infected, which overwhelmingly is people who are not vaccinated,” said Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, professor of epidemiology at the University of California, San Francisco.

From Seattle Times

But Jansen had a new wrinkle for Posey in the ninth inning of the Dodgers’ 3-2 victory over the Giants on Monday night, the cut-fastball specialist throwing the three-time World Series champion and 2012 National League most valuable player three straight sliders.

From Los Angeles Times

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