perfect game

noun

: a baseball game in which a pitcher allows no hits, no runs, and no opposing batter to reach first base

Examples of perfect game in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Stone got Profar to fly out to center field and Kim to fly out to right, keeping his perfect game intact. Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024 The left-handed senior bound for Notre Dame recorded her first perfect game and fourth no-hitter. Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 14 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for perfect game 

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Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of perfect game was in 1907

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“Perfect game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20game. Accessed 3 May. 2024.

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