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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The bill approved by the Missouri state legislature should not be used as a blank check, but instead as a blank slate.
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Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2025
Before the Colts’ arrival, the downtown was a virtual blank slate — devoid of hotels or restaurants and only one sporting venue, Market Square Arena.
—Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Mixing things up again isn’t the worst idea: important additions and the departure of two roster players mean this team doesn’t have a blank slate, but there’s still justifiable room for experimentation.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
In leveraging their receipt of federal research and aid funding to impose terms on the universities, the Trump administration is not writing on a blank slate, but is instead indulging in the Trumpian habit of making loud and explicit what was previously done with more subtlety.
—The Editors, National Review, 16 Apr. 2025
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Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2025
Before the Colts’ arrival, the downtown was a virtual blank slate — devoid of hotels or restaurants and only one sporting venue, Market Square Arena.
—Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Mixing things up again isn’t the worst idea: important additions and the departure of two roster players mean this team doesn’t have a blank slate, but there’s still justifiable room for experimentation.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
In leveraging their receipt of federal research and aid funding to impose terms on the universities, the Trump administration is not writing on a blank slate, but is instead indulging in the Trumpian habit of making loud and explicit what was previously done with more subtlety.
—The Editors, National Review, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Blank slate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blank%20slate. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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