clean sheet
noun
British
1
: a person's record (as from a school or a job) that shows no evidence of any problems, broken rules, etc. : a clean record
2
: a game in which the opposing team is prevented from scoring
The team's star goalie has had five clean sheets this season.
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The positive is a clean sheet and, more than anything, finding ourselves again as a team.
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James McNicholas, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
The keeper, who spent part of her childhood in Spain, once more kept a clean sheet against them after excelling against the same opposition on her senior international debut in the Arnold Clark Cup in 2022.
—Asif Burhan, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Happily, Nielsen kept a clean sheet, avoiding the decidedly awkward prospect of his brother having to offer some live, on-air comment on an embarrassing blunder.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
Liam Edwards had the clean sheet for Winter Springs.
—Robert W Clark, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2025
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James McNicholas, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
The keeper, who spent part of her childhood in Spain, once more kept a clean sheet against them after excelling against the same opposition on her senior international debut in the Arnold Clark Cup in 2022.
—Asif Burhan, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Happily, Nielsen kept a clean sheet, avoiding the decidedly awkward prospect of his brother having to offer some live, on-air comment on an embarrassing blunder.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
Liam Edwards had the clean sheet for Winter Springs.
—Robert W Clark, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Clean sheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clean%20sheet. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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