: 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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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2026
The win was a rare one for Gwinnett, which became just the fourth team in franchise history to be no-hit, and the first to win in that situation.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Breitenstein no-hit the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-0 and Hughes no-hit the Boston Braves 8-0.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Roupp pitched six shutout innings and no-hit the Reds for the first five frames.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
But the Phillies were no-hit for the first 4 2/3 innings of Saturday’s game, then followed it with five hitless innings to begin Sunday’s game.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Gore pitched 5 1/3 innings of two-run ball, no-hit the Phillies through five of them and struck out seven batters in an 8-3 win anchored by fresh faces.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026
Florida was no-hit for the first time since Jacksonville’s Tom McMillan did it in a seven-inning game June 1, 1963.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
On Friday night, the Yankees no-hit them until two outs in the seventh, when Nate Eaton homered for the first time this season.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Ed Head of the Brooklyn Dodgers no-hit the Boston Braves 5-0 at Ebbets Field.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
The Gwinnett Stripers beat the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 2-0 on Tuesday night, scoring both runs in the sixth inning despite being no-hit.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
One day after being no-hit for eight innings by Cleveland's Parker Messick, the Orioles collected their first hit off Tanner Bibee in the first inning.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
On Friday night, the Yankees no-hit them until two outs in the seventh, when Nate Eaton homered for the first time this season.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
The Rockies entered Tuesday night’s game against the Dodgers in Los Angeles with a 40-104 record after nearly getting no-hit on Monday night.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
The Royals welcomed both players back after nearly getting no-hit against the Guardians on Monday night.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
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
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Adjective
Byron Nelson falls to Guyer in extra innings thriller
Byron Nelson’s chances weren’t looking great after being no-hit in game one of a Class 6A Division II regional final series against consistent powerhouse Denton Guyer.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2026
The win was a rare one for Gwinnett, which became just the fourth team in franchise history to be no-hit, and the first to win in that situation.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Breitenstein no-hit the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-0 and Hughes no-hit the Boston Braves 8-0.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Roupp pitched six shutout innings and no-hit the Reds for the first five frames.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
But the Phillies were no-hit for the first 4 2/3 innings of Saturday’s game, then followed it with five hitless innings to begin Sunday’s game.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Gore pitched 5 1/3 innings of two-run ball, no-hit the Phillies through five of them and struck out seven batters in an 8-3 win anchored by fresh faces.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026
Florida was no-hit for the first time since Jacksonville’s Tom McMillan did it in a seven-inning game June 1, 1963.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
On Friday night, the Yankees no-hit them until two outs in the seventh, when Nate Eaton homered for the first time this season.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
But all of those feelings faded when Suarez was no-hitting the Phillies through four innings.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Ed Head of the Brooklyn Dodgers no-hit the Boston Braves 5-0 at Ebbets Field.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
The Gwinnett Stripers beat the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 2-0 on Tuesday night, scoring both runs in the sixth inning despite being no-hit.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
One day after being no-hit for eight innings by Cleveland's Parker Messick, the Orioles collected their first hit off Tanner Bibee in the first inning.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
On Friday night, the Yankees no-hit them until two outs in the seventh, when Nate Eaton homered for the first time this season.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
The Rockies entered Tuesday night’s game against the Dodgers in Los Angeles with a 40-104 record after nearly getting no-hit on Monday night.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
The Royals welcomed both players back after nearly getting no-hit against the Guardians on Monday night.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
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
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“No-hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no-hit. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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