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

And Laryea was a key reason for the clean sheet. —Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026

Thomas Gillier finished with five saves for Montreal, earning his first clean sheet in his 11th career start. —CBS News, 9 Mar. 2026

Anders Dreyer scored late in the first half and rookie teenager Duran Ferree posted his third straight clean sheet to begin the season, leading San Diego FC to a 1-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night. —ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026

Lammens, however, was comfortable enough coming for crosses, also making a number of eye-catching saves to keep a clean sheet. —Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 26 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for clean sheet

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