: of, relating to, or being a baseball game or a part of a game in which a pitcher allows the opposition no base hits
no-hit; no-hitting; no-hits
: to give up no base hits to
no-hit them for five innings
Examples of no-hit in a Sentence
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Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
But the Colorado offense lacked any significant punch — the club was no-hit through five innings by Miles Mikolas — before the bullpen blew the game at the end in a 3-2 loss.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2025
Lindor, the Mets leader, didn’t say that after the Mets had lost five of six since the trade deadline and nearly got no-hit by the Guardians on Wednesday afternoon.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2025
After being no-hit by Jack Flaherty for 4 2/3 innings, the Phillies had found something.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
Staring up at an early 3-0 Giants lead, the Boston bats battled back and after being no-hit for the first 2.1 innings, ultimately out-hit their hosts 11-7.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025
Across the final five innings, the Bruins’ bullpen no-hit the Roadrunners.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
But the Colorado offense lacked any significant punch — the club was no-hit through five innings by Miles Mikolas — before the bullpen blew the game at the end in a 3-2 loss.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2025
After the Mets were nearly no-hit on Wednesday in a loss to the Cleveland Guardians (their fifth straight loss), Mendoza pointed to a lack of in-game adjustments and overall conviction in approaches.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2025
The Cleveland Guardians' Gavin Williams nearly no-hit the Mets until Soto's ninth-inning home run on Wednesday.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
Difficult opponents await the Yankees, who went cold during a road trip to Miami and Texas, and the Mets, who capped a similarly disappointing homestand by nearly getting no-hit on Wednesday.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
Just three weeks earlier, on May 18, 2021, Turnbull no-hit the Mariners in Seattle — the eighth no-no in franchise history.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 4 Mar. 2023
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Adjective
Passing Ripken occurred in a game when the Yankees were no-hit into the eighth inning by Bryan Woo, trailed by five runs and eventually rallied to win.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
But the Colorado offense lacked any significant punch — the club was no-hit through five innings by Miles Mikolas — before the bullpen blew the game at the end in a 3-2 loss.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2025
Lindor, the Mets leader, didn’t say that after the Mets had lost five of six since the trade deadline and nearly got no-hit by the Guardians on Wednesday afternoon.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2025
After being no-hit by Jack Flaherty for 4 2/3 innings, the Phillies had found something.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
Staring up at an early 3-0 Giants lead, the Boston bats battled back and after being no-hit for the first 2.1 innings, ultimately out-hit their hosts 11-7.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025
Across the final five innings, the Bruins’ bullpen no-hit the Roadrunners.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
Verb
Passing Ripken occurred in a game when the Yankees were no-hit into the eighth inning by Bryan Woo, trailed by five runs and eventually rallied to win.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
But the Colorado offense lacked any significant punch — the club was no-hit through five innings by Miles Mikolas — before the bullpen blew the game at the end in a 3-2 loss.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2025
After the Mets were nearly no-hit on Wednesday in a loss to the Cleveland Guardians (their fifth straight loss), Mendoza pointed to a lack of in-game adjustments and overall conviction in approaches.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2025
The Cleveland Guardians' Gavin Williams nearly no-hit the Mets until Soto's ninth-inning home run on Wednesday.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
Difficult opponents await the Yankees, who went cold during a road trip to Miami and Texas, and the Mets, who capped a similarly disappointing homestand by nearly getting no-hit on Wednesday.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
Just three weeks earlier, on May 18, 2021, Turnbull no-hit the Mariners in Seattle — the eighth no-no in franchise history.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 4 Mar. 2023
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“No-hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no-hit. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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