Examples of blank slate in a Sentence
She viewed her students as blank slates, just waiting to be filled with knowledge.
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An empty coffee table is a blank slate full of styling opportunities.
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Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 2 May 2026
The creamy sauce is the perfect blank slate for a few dashes of hot sauce, garlic powder, or your favorite seasoning blend.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2026
Black trousers offer a blank slate that’s perfect for testing out any aesthetics that have caught your eye.
—Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 27 Apr. 2026
Sound symbolism has been posited as a tool in language and word acquisition for children, who start with more of a blank slate.
—Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
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Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 2 May 2026
The creamy sauce is the perfect blank slate for a few dashes of hot sauce, garlic powder, or your favorite seasoning blend.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2026
Black trousers offer a blank slate that’s perfect for testing out any aesthetics that have caught your eye.
—Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 27 Apr. 2026
Sound symbolism has been posited as a tool in language and word acquisition for children, who start with more of a blank slate.
—Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for blank slate
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“Blank slate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blank%20slate. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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