clean slate

Example Sentences

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Kids won’t have the same challenges we have of trying to retrofit old assumptions and will start with a clean slate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

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

"There is a degree of responsibility from my side in the sprint and we are starting this weekend within a clean slate for both of us, just going out and going racing," said Piastri.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

Each day she faced us with a clean slate and acted as if ours were clean as well.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou