How to Use clean sheet in a Sentence
clean sheet
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McCarthy finished with two saves to earn the clean sheet.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2023
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One clean sheet, with a glove change in between, for each item, each piece of clothing.
—Jay Kirk, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023
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Made a brilliant save by knocking one onto his post to keep a clean sheet with around 10 minutes to spare.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2023
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Anna Amara had seven saves in recording a clean sheet in the road match on Thursday.
—Mike Perrin | , al, 8 Apr. 2023
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Junior goal-keeper Anna Amara had a clean sheet for the Trojans.
—al, 3 Mar. 2023
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Sheldon has allowed only 18 runs all season and haven’t allowed a team to score since May 12 (going five games in a row with a clean sheet).
—Nikstreng, oregonlive, 31 May 2023
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Watch on In the big picture, many of the T-7’s problems are likely unavoidable parts of debuting a clean sheet air frame that are bound to be ironed out over time.
—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 23 June 2023
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This also includes a current nine-game clean sheet streak according to AIA.
—Alex Chenevey, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2023
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The Ukrainian produced a number of fine saves to maintain his side’s clean sheet, including a stunning stop to keep Amadou Haidara’s volley out in the closing stages.
—Ben Church, CNN, 14 Feb. 2024
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Dallas and Paes also ended the longest active streak without a clean sheet at 12 matches.
—Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2023
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The next generation, which will start coming quite quickly, was developed with a clean sheet of paper.
—Neal E. Boudette, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2023
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The win also earned goalkeeper Alisson his 100th clean sheet for Liverpool.
—James Robson, ajc, 6 May 2023
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Portland’s backline held up well Monday, keeping a clean sheet in fending off 30 crosses and limiting SKC to four shots on target.
—Scott Sepich For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 3 Mar. 2023
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Japan defender Takehiro Tomiyasu said their main objective is to keep a clean sheet after conceding two goals in both matches against Vietnam and Iraq, adding that the seniors had to step up and lead.
—Reuters, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2024
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The Lions earned their third consecutive clean sheet across all competitions following Tuesday’s result, increasing their shots-on-target tally to three after hitting the mark just twice in their last two games.
—Mike Gramajo, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2023
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