zero-zero
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of zero-zero
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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“Love All” might be better appreciated by more casual fans who won’t see the title and think zero-zero.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
“We all start zero-zero in the postseason, and we feel just as capable as any other team that’s going to be in it.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2018
As Coach Saban would say, every team is zero-zero.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 27, 2016
On a whim, he made the location at zero-zero appear as a tiny outcrop one-meter square.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2016
The score was zero-zero, but at lunchtime James was confident that was about to change.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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