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no-hitter

American

[noh-hit-er] / ˈnoʊˈhɪt ər /

noun

Baseball.

a no-hit game.

Etymology

Origin of no-hitter

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

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He has a no-hitter this season and has gotten better with each start.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Agoura 1, Calabasas 0: Freshman Zach Partee threw a no-hitter and only a hit batter prevented a perfect game.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Harvard-Westlake 8, Loyola 0: Junior Justin Kirchner, a Yale commit, struck out 13 and threw a no-hitter in the Mission League win.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Cathedral 1, St. Monica 0: Emilio Velarde and Nathan Rodarte combined on a nine-inning no-hitter for Cathedral.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

The Yankee pitcher was one out away from becoming a phenomenon so rare that it had never been seen before—the first man to pitch a no-hitter in the World Series.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord

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