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 But Wheldon passes her with seven of the 200 laps to go and easily holds on. 2010 — Philadelphia’s Roy Halladay pitches the 20th perfect game in major league history, beating the Florida Marlins 1-0. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024 Fort Worth Benbrook high school baseball, the District 9-4A champions, did not throw a perfect game. Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 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 1 Jun. 2024.

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