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

The Spaniards threw the kitchen sink at him, sending 27 shots his way and forcing the goalkeeper to make seven crucial saves to keep a clean sheet and help Cape Verde earn a point. —Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026

When Algeria shocked the Netherlands with a 1-0 win in Rotterdam earlier this month, Luca Zidane’s clean sheet was a key factor in the victory. —Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026

Bart McGhee, Thomas Florie, and Bert Patenaude tallied as goalkeeper Jimmy Douglas notched the first clean sheet in the team's World Cup history. —Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026

The hardest strategic decisions increasingly involve clean sheet thinking, founder-mentality vision, portfolio choices and reallocating capital, talent, and leadership attention away from businesses or advantages that may no longer compound value in the same way. —Carolyn Dewar, Fortune, 9 June 2026

Rhymes for clean sheet

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