blank slate

noun

: tabula rasa

Examples of blank slate in a Sentence

She viewed her students as blank slates, just waiting to be filled with knowledge.

Recent Examples on the Web It should be noted Vance is pretty much a blank slate, notwithstanding his bestselling memoir and its being made into a Ron Howard movie. —

Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024 Explaining that initially, the story was a blank slate with no specific culture, House saw the opportunity to cultivate a film that was a distinct celebration of Māori culture. —

Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 21 June 2024 The character itself is a blank slate, but director Molloy had a good partner in Bacon to run with it. —

Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 2 July 2024 Were the Court tasked with resolving the dispute on a blank slate, then there are entirely plausible arguments that Mr. Jarkesy should be entitled to a jury trial. —

Ian Millhiser, Vox, 27 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for blank slate

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