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.
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Leverkusen got a first-half goal from Alejandro Grimaldo and an insurance marker from Patrik Schick early in the second half to beat Manchester City, while Mark Flekken made seven saves to post the clean sheet.
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Just lay your comforter out on a clean sheet or hang it up outside on a drying line on a sunny, dry day, and let the fresh air do its thing.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2025
Onwenu was the only Patriots O-lineman to play the entire game and finish with a clean sheet in pass protection.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
Sisniega, who made only four regular-season starts for San Diego, earned his second clean sheet in his second postseason start.
—CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Just lay your comforter out on a clean sheet or hang it up outside on a drying line on a sunny, dry day, and let the fresh air do its thing.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2025
Onwenu was the only Patriots O-lineman to play the entire game and finish with a clean sheet in pass protection.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
Sisniega, who made only four regular-season starts for San Diego, earned his second clean sheet in his second postseason start.
—CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Clean sheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clean%20sheet. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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