clean slate

Example Sentences

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The union recently produced audits going back to 2020, and the records show that its finances haven’t always received a clean slate by its official independent auditor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

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

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

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

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

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

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2025

“Because sometimes it’s easier to start over with a clean slate than to drag the baggage of your past with you wherever you go.”

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson