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

Lined up next to rookie left tackle Josh Simmons and veteran center Creed Humphrey, Suamataia took some lumps in the first two preseason games before settling in for a clean sheet in the third look against the Bears. —Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026

But regardless of the system the head coach plays, West Ham are incapable of keeping a clean sheet. —Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026

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. —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

Rhymes for clean sheet

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