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

Goalkeeper Jordan Silkowitz made five saves for her second consecutive clean sheet and fourth of the season. — ABC News, 18 July 2026

Goalkeeper Matt Freese, who kept a clean sheet in that game, would later point to this as his favorite moment at the World Cup. — Tom Bogert, New York Times, 15 July 2026

For Simón, Tuesday’s clean sheet was his sixth in seven games in this tournament. — Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

And goalkeeper Jonathan Kliewer, forced into the lineup after a midweek injury to Jared Mazzola, made six saves for the clean sheet. — Idaho Statesman, 12 July 2026

Rhymes for clean sheet

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