clean slate

Example Sentences

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In China, with a clean slate and a growing affluent class, Sam’s Club, following Costco’s formula, carved out a niche as a premium chain offering high-quality items hard to find elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal

“This pardon gives us a clean slate,” he said in a social-media post.

From The Wall Street Journal

The new owners will get a clean slate to try and turn the fortunes of the club around.

From BBC

The Duffer Brothers are also developing a spinoff series with new characters and a “clean slate,” which they teased in a recent interview with Variety.

From Los Angeles Times

Skipper Stokes said they were starting with a clean slate, despite their miserable record in Australia.

From Barron's