clean slate

Example Sentences

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She asked Musk for a "clean slate" going forward, and that he "Try to control your propensity to use social media to make things worse outside this courtroom."

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

That provides a clean slate for the ensuing bounce.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 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

They end each year with failure, but hope that when the clock strikes twelve, they can begin the new year with a clean slate.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson