perfect game

noun

: a baseball game in which a pitcher allows no hits, no runs, and no opposing batter to reach first base

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No perfect game today, but my overall win streak is up to 11. Kris Holt, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024 This gives me flashbacks to when Michele was purged last season on Battle for a New Champion after a nearly perfect game. Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024 Larsen striking out Dale Mitchell to complete his perfect game. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024 Treat him like a pitcher in the middle of a perfect game? Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for perfect game 

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of perfect game was in 1907

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“Perfect game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20game. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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