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

A man who ran up fines of more than £30,000 by dodging train fares has been given a "clean slate".

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025

A clean slate makes the next round easier.

From Salon • Sep. 9, 2025

I wanted that, to move on, to forget, to start with a clean slate.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini