Example Sentences

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The Hurricanes went scoreless on four power plays, and Jeff Skinner, their leading scorer, was held shotless for the first time this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2017

Almost shotless in defence against Broad and Anderson, the right-hander scored all but one of his nine boundaries against slow bowlers, heaving Rashid and Patel for a straight six each.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2015

Paul was held scoreless in a shotless second half.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2013

His relative listlessness stretched into a rare shotless performance in Game 1 against Montreal, a 3-2 overtime loss on Thursday.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2010

The troops that had been guarding the plant and workers' homes were getting ready to evacuate, their job done, the shotless battle won.

From Time Magazine Archive