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.

Examples of clean sheet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Jolie Diaz provided an assist and scored a goal, while Olivia Zaniboni earned her fourth clean sheet in net as Oliver Ames defeated Bridgewater-Raynham 2-0 in a nonleague game. —Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 23 Sep. 2025

Colby stepped in for Bartch 10 snaps into the New Orleans game and finished with a clean sheet. —Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025

With head coach Dean Smith suspended (yellow card accumulation), associate head coach Miles Joseph managed Charlotte to its fifth clean sheet in six games. —Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2025

Whichever variation of back four Guardiola chooses, none of them look like keeping a clean sheet at the moment. —Carl Anka, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for clean sheet

• amit
• athlete
• backseat
• blackfeet
• broadsheet
• browbeat
• buckwheat
• compete
• compleat
• complete
• conceit
• concrete