clean slate

Example Sentences

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“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

But that actually gave me a completely clean slate when I became a musician.”

From Salon