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

This final game before the World Cup presents a great opportunity to finally keep a clean sheet in league play. —Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026

Goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger made two saves en route to her seventh clean sheet of the season, the most in the NWSL. —ABC News, 15 May 2026

Nico Hansen, in for an injured Zack Steffen, held his first and the Rapids’ third clean sheet of the year. —Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 14 May 2026

Arsenal kept their 18th clean sheet of the season last time out at West Ham, and have done so in three consecutive top-flight games, meaning a double-up on their defence is a viable strategy. —Holly Shand, New York Times, 14 May 2026

Rhymes for clean sheet

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