: of, relating to, or being a baseball game or a part of a game in which a pitcher allows the opposition no base hits
no-hit; no-hitting; no-hits
: to give up no base hits to
no-hit them for five innings
Examples of no-hit in a Sentence
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
Even though the Reds managed 14 hits just one day after being no-hit through 6 2/3 innings, when a team is on a four-game skid — including three 1-0 losses — nothing feels guaranteed.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
June 25, 2014 Two-time Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum’s career was beginning to wind down, but The Freak no-hit the Padres for the second season in a row.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
The Twins were no-hit into the seventh inning on Monday by Martín Pérez and a rookie reliever, finishing with just two hits, one of which did not leave the infield.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 1 Apr. 2025
In 1970, Torborg was catching when Bill Singer no-hit Philadelphia.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Except after that … there was more wackiness, because the Mets, a team desperately trying to keep their playoff hopes alive, went from being no-hit to putting up a six-run ninth!
—Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
In the bottom of the sixth, the White Sox saved themselves from being no-hit and shut out, but Lenyn Sosa’s leadoff single and run scored on Zach DeLoach’s double were the extent of the rally in that frame.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 6 June 2024
And the Nationals, by the way, were just no-hit by the Padres’ Dylan Cease on July 25.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 4 Mar. 2023
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Adjective
Pivetta, who allowed the Braves one baserunner over seven innings in his Padres debut here on March 30 and then lasted just three innings last Saturday against the Cubs at frigid Wrigley Field, no-hit all the Rockies except Kyle Farmer for seven innings Friday night.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
Even though the Reds managed 14 hits just one day after being no-hit through 6 2/3 innings, when a team is on a four-game skid — including three 1-0 losses — nothing feels guaranteed.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
June 25, 2014 Two-time Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum’s career was beginning to wind down, but The Freak no-hit the Padres for the second season in a row.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
The Twins were no-hit into the seventh inning on Monday by Martín Pérez and a rookie reliever, finishing with just two hits, one of which did not leave the infield.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 1 Apr. 2025
In 1970, Torborg was catching when Bill Singer no-hit Philadelphia.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Except after that … there was more wackiness, because the Mets, a team desperately trying to keep their playoff hopes alive, went from being no-hit to putting up a six-run ninth!
—Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
In the bottom of the sixth, the White Sox saved themselves from being no-hit and shut out, but Lenyn Sosa’s leadoff single and run scored on Zach DeLoach’s double were the extent of the rally in that frame.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 6 June 2024
And the Nationals, by the way, were just no-hit by the Padres’ Dylan Cease on July 25.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
Verb
Just three weeks earlier, on May 18, 2021, Turnbull no-hit the Mariners in Seattle — the eighth no-no in franchise history.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 4 Mar. 2023
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“No-hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no-hit. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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